Category Archives: Charter Schools

On the Journey to Open a New School: One Step at a Time

On the Journey to Open a New School: One Step at a Time On the Journey to Open a New School: One Step at a Time is a unique handbook because it offers a comprehensive, detailed review of the functional steps required to start a school. It is useful to individuals, preschool developers, and religious [...]

A Public School of Your Own: Your Guide to Creating and Running a Charter School Reviews

A Public School of Your Own: Your Guide to Creating and Running a Charter School A practical step-by-step guide, A Public School of Your Own focuses on the establishment and operation of charter schools which meet the needs of parents, staff, and students while fulfilling legal requirements and achieving financial stability. Written for both those [...]

Charter Schools: Hope or Hype?

Charter Schools: Hope or Hype? Over the past several years, privately run, publicly funded charter schools have been sold to the American public as an education alternative promising better student achievement, greater parent satisfaction, and more vibrant school communities. But are charter schools delivering on their promise? Or are they just hype as critics contend, [...]

Inside Urban Charter Schools: Promising Practices and Strategies in Five High-Performing Schools

Inside Urban Charter Schools: Promising Practices and Strategies in Five High-Performing Schools Inside Urban Charter Schools offers an unprecedentedly intimate glimpse into the world of charter schools by profiling five high-performing urban charter schools serving predominantly low-income, minority youth in Massachusetts. Interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations conducted over the course of two years flesh [...]