Trendsetting Charter Schools - Raising the Bar for Civic Education

This book presents six different charter schools that explicitly embrace a compelling civic mission and that foster an excellent academic environment.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction-Rick Hess & Daniel Lautzenheiser
Chapter 1: Charter Schools as Nation Builders: Democracy Prep-Daniel Lautzenheiser
& Andrew Kelly
Chapter 2: Counting on Character: National Heritage Academies Creating Capital Citizens: - Joanne Jacobs
Chapter 3: César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy and Civic Education-Richard Lee Colvin
Chapter 4: In Service of Citizenship: YES Prep Public Schools-Robert Maranto
Chapter 5: Making Americans: UNO Charter Schools-David Feith
Chapter 6: Being Part of a People: Ridgeview Charter Schools-William Gonch
Conclusion-Robin Lake & Cheryl Miller
About the Authors
About the Editors
Index

About the author

Edited by Gary J. Schmitt and Cheryl Miller

Summary

This book presents six different charter schools that explicitly embrace a compelling civic mission and that foster an excellent academic environment.

Product details

• Authors: Gary J. Miller Schmitt
• Assisted by: Cheryl Miller (Editor), Miller Cheryl (Editor), Gary J. Schmitt (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9781475815382
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-1538-2
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: New Frontiers in Education (Pa; New Frontiers in Education; New Frontiers in Education (Pa; New Frontiers in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General, charter schools