Charter Schools

by Diane Andrews Henningfeld (Editor)

Overview

Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld has assembled fifteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues regarding charter schools. Readers will learn whether charter schools threaten the public education system, whether charter schools need more regulation, whether student achievement is actually enhanced, and whether the charter movement is a broken promise. Essay sources include the Education Week Research Center, the New York State PTA, and the New York State United Teachers organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737739152
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/20/2007
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	1,031,902
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: Charter Schools "Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011

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