ERIC Number: EJ1036486
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Feb
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
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Time for Détente between Charter and Traditional Public Schools
Foster, Anne
Phi Delta Kappan, v95 n5 p18-22 Feb 2014
The author, a former school board member and currently head of nationwide parent organization, assesses the competition between charter and traditional public schools, concluding that the competition and acrimony among them does not help them deliver a better education. Policies should be focused on helping both types of schools improve education, the author says.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Traditional Schools, Educational Improvement, Competition, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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