Trendsetting Charter Schools (eBook, PDF)

Raising the Bar for Civic Education
Redaktion: Schmitt, Gary J.; Miller, Cheryl

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents six different charter schools that explicitly embrace a compelling civic mission and that foster an excellent academic environment. This volume makes the case that the rediscovery of the civic mission of schooling is not at odds with the broader education reform movement. These charter schools all have widely different approaches to teaching and fostering civic-mindedness, but each charter system links good behavior, character formation, and the practical aspects of citizenship with classroom performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216334224
• Artikelnr.: 74841769

Autorenporträt

Gary J. Schmitt is director of AEI's Program on American Citizenship. A former staff director of a Senate committee and presidential appointee, Dr. Schmitt has also served as president of the New Citizenship Project, Inc.-a 501(c)3 dedicated to improving the quality of America's civic discourse. His writings on the U.S. Constitution, the American founding and American constitutional history have appeared in various scholarly publications and volumes. Dr. Schmitt's opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, and he is a frequent commentator on public affairs radio and television programs. He graduated from the University of Dallas in 1974 with a B.A. in Politics. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Chicago in 1980. Cheryl Miller is a freelance writer in Washington, DC. Previously, she managed the Program on American Citizenship at the American Enterprise Institute. She has worked as head news clerk and editorial researcher at The New York Times, and as deputy director of research in the Office of Presidential Speechwriting. Her work has appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Commentary, and the Claremont Review of Books. She graduated from the University of Dallas with a B.A. in English and Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction-Rick Hess & Daniel Lautzenheiser
Chapter 1: Charter Schools as Nation Builders: Democracy Prep-Daniel
Lautzenheiser
& Andrew Kelly
Chapter 2: Counting on Character: National Heritage Academies Creating
Capital Citizens: - Joanne Jacobs
Chapter 3: César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy and Civic
Education-Richard Lee Colvin
Chapter 4: In Service of Citizenship: YES Prep Public Schools-Robert
Maranto
Chapter 5: Making Americans: UNO Charter Schools-David Feith
Chapter 6: Being Part of a People: Ridgeview Charter Schools-William Gonch
Conclusion-Robin Lake & Cheryl Miller
About the Authors
About the Editors
Index