EVENT: A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools & Public Education
Thursday, October 9, 2014, 5 - 7 PM
American Federation of Teachers, 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001
-- Thursday, October 9, 2014, 5 - 7 PM
American Federation of Teachers, 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001
RSVP: http://goo.gl/Q5Y0lM
The Albert Shanker Institute & the American Federation of Teachers invite you to a book party and reception featuring RICHARD D. KAHLENBERG & HALLEY POTTER, the authors of the new book "A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education," together with RANDI WEINGARTEN, President of American Federation of Teachers and member of the board of directors of the Albert Shanker Institute.
Moving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, "A Smarter Charter" wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools from teacher union leader Albert Shanker's original vision of giving teachers room to innovate while educating a diverse population of students, to today's charter schools where the majority of teachers are not unionized and student segregation levels are even higher than in traditional public schools. In the second half of the book, the authors examine two key reforms currently seen in a small but growing number of charter schools—teacher voice and socioeconomic integration—that have the potential to improve performance and reshape the stereotypical image of what it means to be a charter school. For more information about the book, visit http://www.asmartercharter.org/
The Albert Shanker Institute & the American Federation of Teachers invite you to a book party and reception featuring RICHARD D. KAHLENBERG & HALLEY POTTER, the authors of the new book "A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education," together with RANDI WEINGARTEN, President of American Federation of Teachers and member of the board of directors of the Albert Shanker Institute.
Moving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, "A Smarter Charter" wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools from teacher union leader Albert Shanker's original vision of giving teachers room to innovate while educating a diverse population of students, to today's charter schools where the majority of teachers are not unionized and student segregation levels are even higher than in traditional public schools. In the second half of the book, the authors examine two key reforms currently seen in a small but growing number of charter schools—teacher voice and socioeconomic integration—that have the potential to improve performance and reshape the stereotypical image of what it means to be a charter school. For more information about the book, visit http://www.asmartercharter.org/
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