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Tables of Contents for Taking Account of Charter Schools
Chapter/Section Title
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Page Count
Foreword by Paul T. Hill
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction,
Katrina E. Bulkley and Priscilla Wohlstetter
1
10
PART I THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON TEACHERS
CHAPTER 1 Less Red Tape or More Green Teachers: Charter School Autonomy and Teacher Qualifications
11
21
Marisa Burian-Fitzgerald, Michael T. Luekens, and Gregory A. Strizek
CHAPTER 2 Professional Opportunities for Teachers: A View from Inside Charter Schools
32
21
Christopher Nelson and Gary Miron
PART II THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES
CHAPTER 3 Does Autonomy Matter? Implementing Research-Based Practices in Charter and Other Public Schools
53
19
Priscilla Wohlstetter and Derrick Chau
CHAPTER 4 Charter School Innovation in Theory and Practice: Autonomy, R&D, and Curricular Conformity
72
21
Christopher Lubienski
PART III THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 5 Localized Ideas of Fairness: Inequality Among Charter Schools
93
28
Bruce Fuller, Marytza Gawlik, Emlei Kuboyama Gonzales, and Sandra Park
CHAPTER 6 Balancing Act: Educational Management Organizations and Charter School Autonomy
121
21
Katrina E. Bulkley
CHAPTER 7 Balancing Disparate Visions: An Analysis of Special Education in Charter Schools
142
19
Lauren Morando Rhim, Eileen M. Ahearn, Cheryl M. Lange, and Margaret J. McLaughlin
PART IV THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON STUDENTS
CHAPTER 8 Student Achievement in Charter Schools: What We Know and Why We Know So Little
161
15
Gary Miron and Christopher Nelson
CONCLUSION Lighting Out for the Territory: Charter Schools and School Reform Strategy
176
9
David N. Plank and Gary Sykes
Appendix A Constructs, Measures, and Statistical Properties
185
4
Appendix B Rating System Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2
189
2
References
191
18
About the Contributors
209
4
Index
213