Download or read book Taking Account of Charter Schools written by Katrina E. Bulkley and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring contributions from today's top scholars in the field of charter school research, this comprehensive volume offers a set of new empirical studies that explore the impact these schools have on teachers, students, educational practices, and school governance. The authors grapple with the effects and challenges of charter school autonomy across a range of areas, from student achievement to special education, staffing patterns to classroom practices, and innovation to equity.