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ERIC Number: EJ596422
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Charter Schools: Serving Disadvantaged Youth.
Manno, Bruno V.; Vanourek, Gregg; Finn, Chester E., Jr.
Education and Urban Society, v31 n4 p429-45 Aug 1999
Explores the role of charter schools and explains why the charter movement is so promising for transforming U.S. education, particularly in urban areas. Addresses three common objections to charter schools and asserts that charter schools can serve the needs of at-risk and disabled students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, School Restructuring, Urban Schools, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue titled "Charter Schools and Urban Education."