In 1998, Missouri became one of 37 states to pass charter school legislation with the signing of Senate bill 781. In 1999, sixteen charter schools in Kansas Cit

When charter schools first arrived on the American educational scene, few observers suspected that within two decades thousands of these schools would be establ

"Cookson and Berger provide a thoughtful summary and insightful critique of the charter school movement. Expect Miracles explodes the myth that the charter scho