Upstart Startup
Creating and Sustaining a Public Charter School
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Teachers' College Press
Published:31st Jan '02
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Direct from the heart of public school reform, James Nehring offers a complete tour of one charter school - walking us through the school's vision of learning, the day-to-day challenges, the many achievements, and the lessons learned. From the unique perspective of school principal and then full-time teacher, Nehring takes us deep into the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, providing rare insight into the strategic issues involved in launching a new school. This engaging narrative is certain to add credibility and inspiration to all those who are interested in learning how charter schools operate and how public education might be renewed in the process. The message of this book is at once simple and profound: charter schools work!
Starting a school is demanding work. The adventure can be joyful, even inspiring. With his personal tale, Jim reminds us of both of these qualities, and does so with probity and style. - From the Foreword by Nancy and Theodore Sizer, Trustees and former Co-Principals of the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School; ""A first rate telling of the fascinating story of the Parker Charter School - its agonies and ecstasies, trials and tribulations, disappointments and hopes. But ultimately, a hope-filled story about America's effort to reinvent its public schools."" - Bruno V. Manno, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, co-author Charter Schools in Action; ""Jim Nehring has managed to capture, with deep honesty, the messiness that comes when a new school grapples with the dilemma of creating a genuinely collaborative learning community."" - Nancy Mohr, The Professional Development Laboratory, New York University
ISBN: 9780807741634
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 333g
192 pages