Charter Laws: Disaster, Detour, Irrelevant, or Reform Tool?

Autor/in	Merrifield, John
Titel	Charter Laws: Disaster, Detour, Irrelevant, or Reform Tool?
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 1 (2006) 1, S.3-22 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; Private Sector; Public Sector; Educational Change; School Law; Politics of Education; Educational Legislation; Policy Analysis; School Restructuring; Barriers; Performance Factors; Educational Administration; School Choice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Privater Sektor; Öffentlicher Sektor; Bildungsreform; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politikfeldanalyse; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Leistungsindikator; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Choice of school; Schulwahl
Abstract	Charter laws have been the reform debate's path of least resistance. But the combination of regulatory barriers, open admissions, lack of consumer sovereignty, preferential funding of traditional public schools, and political control of prices means that charter laws may be irrelevant as reform catalysts, or worse. Even the strongest charter laws may offer a tempting, but ultimately unproductive, avenue of system change. Some critics argue that a charter option will expand the public sector, but not improve it much, and decimate the tiny, frail private sector. This article examines what charter laws have in common-concerns about "strong" charter laws. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10