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ERIC Number: EJ538622
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
Charter Schools--Another Top-Down Innovation. Section 4: Grading the Policymakers' Solution.
Garcia, George F.; Garcia, Mary
Educational Researcher, v25 n8 p34-36 Nov 1996
Examines the charter school concept as a means for educational improvement. Concerns over quality and equity are briefly discussed, and reasons why educators and researchers need to be included in the debate are highlighted. Suggests that charter schools can pilot new teaching strategies and curriculum offerings, and introduce productive organizational structures. (GR)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Criticism, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Public Schools, Research Needs, School Effectiveness
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Reform Strategies
Note: Theme issue topic: "Talking 'Truth' to Power." For related documents, see UD 519 755-770.