This hefty volume surveys the origins, history, economic factors, politics, policies, effectiveness, controversies, and trends in charter schools. Weil, a former teacher and a public interest attorney
An attorney who authored Charter schools: a reference handbook and directs the Critical Thinking Institute, provides international, historical, and economic context on the ongoing debate over the pr
A diverse group of educators in grade school to university level teaching posts, as well as community activists, PhD students, and researchers, discuss methods, concepts, and tools for teaching critic