Examines the growth and outcomes of the charter school movement. This volume organizes and makes available some of the policy-relevant research on K-12 charter schools. It is intended for researchers, instructors and graduate students in education policy programs and in political science and economics.

Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice, a research consortium headed by Vanderbilt University, this volume examines the growth and outcomes of the charter school movement. This volume is appropriate for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in education policy programs and in political science and economics, as well as in-service administrators, policy makers, and providers.