TY - BOOK AU - Nathan,Joe TI - Charter schools: creating hope and opportunity for American education T2 - The Jossey-Bass education series SN - 0787902632 (alk. paper) AV - LB 2806.36 .N38 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass Publishers KW - Charter schools KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index; Introduction : a new choice -- Introducing charter schools -- A tour of charter schools -- The birth of a movement -- How charter schools are changing the system -- Breaking the district monopoly -- A new role for unions -- Creating charter schools -- Getting started -- Building support -- Staying in business -- Where to, what next -- Key early lessons -- Charting the future UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley023/96035609. html ER -