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Title: Charter School Primer

Charter School Primer

by Anne Marie Tryjankowski (Author)
©2012 Textbook 130 Pages
Education
Series: Counterpoints Primers, Volume 34

Summary

The Charter School Primer presents an overview of public charter schools in the United States. The book discusses what charter schools are; the history of public charter school choice in the United States; the role of teachers, parents, boards, and unions in the charter school movement; and gives examples of innovations in education made possible under charter school legislation.

Details

Pages
130
Year
2012
ISBN (Softcover)
9781433111884
Language
English
Keywords
Charter Schools School Choice Education Education Policy
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2012. 130 pp.

Biographical notes

Anne Marie Tryjankowski (Author)

Anne Marie Tryjankowski, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Graduate Education and Leadership at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where she serves as Coordinator of the Institute for Transformational Leadership in Education. Dr. Tryjankowski’s teaching and research activities are focused on urban education and social justice, including the role of faith-based initiatives in community revitalization, leadership preparation, teacher leadership, school choice models, and appropriate uses of assessment.

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