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Keeping the Promise?

The Debate Over Charter Schools

Edited by Leigh Dingerson, Barbara Miner, Bob Peterson, and Stephanie Walters

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Keeping the Promise? examines one of the most complex reforms in education: charter schools. This wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection of essays examines the charter school movement's founding visions, on-the-ground realities, and untapped potential—within the context of an unswerving commitment to democratic, equitable public schools.

Essays include policy overviews from nationally known educators such as Ted Sizer and Linda Darling-Hammond, interviews with leaders of community-based charter schools, and analyses of how charters have developed in cities such as New Orleans and Washington, D.C.

March, 2008 • Paperback • 144 pages • ISBN: 978-0-942961-38-6

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"This book is just what I have been needing to help answer the question, ‘Are you for or against charters?' These essays are a remarkable response, from a range of trusted perspectives. This is an essential book for anyone concerned with democratic schooling."

— Deborah Meier
Senior scholar at New York University, founder of the Mission Hill School in Boston, and co-editor most recently of Many Children Left Behind

"Keeping the Promise? raises the main pedagogical and social issues in the development of the charter school movement. Provocative and contentious, it is invaluable for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of the charter school movement.

— Herb Kohl
Nationally renowned author and educator. His most recent book is Painting Chinese: A Lifelong Teacher Gains the Wisdom of Youth.

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