A Smarter Direction for Charter Schools

Autor/inn/en	Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Potter, Halley
Titel	A Smarter Direction for Charter Schools
Quelle	In: State Education Standard, 17 (2017) 1, S.38-43 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-8000
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; State Boards of Education; Organizational Change; Institutional Mission; Teacher Empowerment; Socioeconomic Influences; Social Integration; Racial Integration; Board of Education Role; Educational Change; Change Strategies; School Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Organisationswandel; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Soziale Integration; Rassenintegration; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	The authors, Kahlenberg and Potter, investigate the changed role of charter schools and how state boards can assist in the return to the original vision. When jumpstarted in the late 1980s, the charter movement vision was for teachers to experiment with innovative approaches to educating students. The charters would be educational laboratories where students of different backgrounds would learn from each other. Along the way, charter schools went in a different direction. Originally conceived as laboratories with which traditional public schools would collaborate, charters became a force for competition, with some of their proponents suggesting they replace district schools. Evidence suggests, that the original vision had more power--that teacher voice is good for education, as is the racial and economic integration of students. Kahlenberg and Potter offer direction for state boards looking to return to the original charter vision that include: The Importance of Teacher Voice; The Importance of Socioeconomic and Racial Integration; The Need for a New Direction; and How State Boards of Education Can Support Smarter Charters. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of State Boards of Education. 2121 Crystal Drive Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22202. Tel: 800-368-5023; Tel: 703-684-4000; Fax: 703-836-2313; e-mail: boards@nasbe.org; Web site: http://www.nasbe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01