The Charter School Challenge - Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise

Charter schools have become a national phenomenon, garnering praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Because they appear to sidestep both political stalemate and the practical difficulty of implementing widespread change--the traditional barriers to improvement in American public education--charter schools hold great promise as an educational reform.

About the author

Bryan C. Hassel is director of Public Impact, an education and policy consulting firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is coeditor of Learning from School Choice (Brookings, 1998).

Product details

• Authors: Bryan C. Hassel
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1999
• EAN: 9780815735113
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-3511-3
• No. of pages: 193
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system