Charter Schools: Lessons in School Reform (Hardcover)

Contents: S. Sarason, Foreword. Preface. Charter Schools: Redefining a Social Contract? The "Prehistory" of Charter Schools. S. Korach, Pioneering Change: The Experiences of Three Colorado Charter Schools. .T. Perry, Politics Versus the Best of Intentions: A Case Study of a School-University Collaboration. Beating the Odds in the Inner City: Wesley Elementary Becomes a Charter School. B. Korth, Understanding the Complexities of Success in the Making of a New Setting: Case Study of the University of Houston Charter School of Technology. Behind the Rhetoric: The Agony, the Ecstasy of Being First. Building a Theoretical Framework: Commonalities and Contrasts. Beyond Economics and Politics: Charter Schools as Mediating Institutions.