Charter schools : answering the call; saving our children / edited by Ashraf Esmail and Alice Duhon-Ross McCallum.

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Other Authors: Esmail, Ashraf, Duhon-Ross McCallum, Alice
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Issues in black education series.
Subjects:
Charter schools > United States.
Physical Description:xxi, 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Origin of charter schools in the United States / Kenton Williams, Rose Duhon-Sells, Harriet A. Pitcher
  • Origin of charter schools: a brief history / Tabitha Grier-Reed, Robert K. Poch
  • Building effective charter schools / Mattie Faye Spears, Doris L. Terrell
  • Professional development standards and opportunities that are available to charter school faculty, staff, and administration / Camacia Smith Ross, Ashraf Esmail
  • Making professional development a part of the school's infrastructure / Melba Venison
  • Parental involvement in effective charter schools / Gwendolyn Duhon, Alice Duhon-Ross-McCallum, Glendolyn Duhon-Jeanlouis
  • Strategies to enhance the curriculum in charter schools / Jennifer C. Herring
  • Trends and characteristics of charter schools / Lisa Eargle, Ashraf Esmail, Shaymal Das
  • Charter school vs. public school: a test of implicit preference / Jas M. Sullivan, Ashraf Esmail, Meghan S. Sanders
  • Need for multicultural education in charter schools / Michael C. Ross
  • African Americans and the educational gap / Adnan Omar, Ashraf Esmail
  • How to begin the process of developing and sustaining a charter school / Doris L. Terrell, Ashraf Esmail, Alice Duhon-Ross-McCallum
  • Role of the community in a successful charter school / Dors L. Terrell, Ashraf Esmail, Kathy Franklin.