Beyond the Charter School Reform A Study of 10 California School Districts

Advocates & opponents of charter schools have made & refuted claims in the absence of data. This report introduces data from real schools into this discussion. It provides an overview of findings form one of the first intensive studies of charter school reform in California, the second state to pass charter school legislation & the state with the second largest number of charter schools. This 2-l/2 year study examined many of the most prominent claims of charter school advocates against the day-to-day experiences of educators, parents, & students in 17 charter schools as well as in nearby public schools in 10 school districts across the state.Wells, Amy Stuart is the author of 'Beyond the Charter School Reform A Study of 10 California School Districts' with ISBN 9780788184048 and ISBN 0788184040.