Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-308) and index.
Minnesota and the charter public school idea / Joe Nathan -- Charter schools in California : a bruising campaign for public school choice / Priscilla Wohlstetter, Noelle C. Griffin, and Derrick Chau -- Letting a thousand flowers (and weeds) bloom : the charter story in Arizona / Frederick M. Hess and Robert Maranto -- Michigan's charter school movement : the politics of policy design / Michael Mintrom -- Colorado charter schools : becoming an enduring feature of the reform landscape / Eric Hirsch -- Massachusetts charter school initiative : a model for public school accountability? / Paul Herdman -- Wisconsin : chartering authority as educational reform / Julie F. Mead -- Parameters for choice : charter schools in Alberta / Lynn Bosetti and Robert O'Reilly -- Texas : charter schools and the struggle for equity / Lance D. Fusarelli -- Charter schools in Florida : a work in progress / Tracey Bailey, Carolyn Lavely, and Cathy Wooley-Brown -- Charter schools in North Carolina : confronting the challenges of rapid growth / Michelle Godard McNiff and Bryan C. Hassel -- New York : over 100 charter applications in year one / Sandra Vergari