Charter Schools [electronic resource] : Experiments in Reform / David Dunn.

By March 1994, eight states had adopted charter-school legislation. This report defines the charter-school concept and describes its advantages and disadvantages. Proponents argue that charter schools offer flexibility, decentralized decision making, a performance accountability, and school choice,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Dunn, David
Corporate Author: Texas. Legislative Budget Board
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
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