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c2008., Greenhaven Press Call No: 371.01 CHARTER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issue (San Diego, Calif.)Summary Note: Contains fifteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues regarding charter schools, debating if they threaten the public education system, their regulation, funding, the achievement gap, and other topics.
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-- Charter schools & school vouchers2019., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 379.1 CHA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.Summary Note: "In an attempt to correct the perceived failures of public schools came the notion of school choice. One solution is charter schools: independent, privately run but publicly funded schools that now enroll more than three million students across forty-three states. Another is vouchers, which allow parents to use state dollars at their school of choice. But evidence of vouchers' success is scant, and many argue that they violate the First Amendment. What happens to public school systems when tax dollars go instead to alternative choices? The viewpoints in this anthology examine the debates surrounding education for our future generations"--Provided by publisher.