Charters and foundations: Are we losing control of our public schools?

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Levine, Murray ^a   Levine, Adeline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; For profit management of schools; Foundations; High stakes testing; InBloom; Parent trigger laws; Public schools; Race to the top; Students; Teachers; Teachers' unions; Virtual schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUTUROLOGY; HISTORY; INVESTMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC SCHOOL; RACISM; SCHOOL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STUDENT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

FOUNDATIONS; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901059772     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0098942     Document Type: Article

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