Possibilities, Problems, and Progress: Early Lessons from the Charter Movement.

Abstract

tSX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C T . THE IDEA of charter schools is for people who believe that public schools can have a significant, positive impact on youngsters. The charter school movement brings together four powerful concepts: freedom and choice for families, entrepreneurial opportunities for educators, explicit accountability for schools, and thoughtful, fair competition for public school districts. For many advocates, the charter public school move ment is an expansion of opportunity, similar to that proposed by people like Susan B. Anthony, Dr. Mar tin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chaivez.