Charter Schools : Another Flawed Educational Reform?

by Seymour B. Sarason

The majority of states have charter school legislation, but too many charter schools could fail unless school reformers consider the pitfalls in creating new settings. This text provides a conceptual "road map" for educators and legislators to prepare and overcome predictable problems.

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First published October 28, 1998

About the author

Seymour Bernard Sarason was Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught from 1945 to 1989. He is the author of over forty books and is considered to be one of the most significant researchers in education and educational psychology in the United States. The primary focus of his work was on education reform in the United States. In the 1950s he and George Mandler initiated the research on test anxiety. He founded the Yale Psycho-Educational Clinic in 1961 and was one of the principal leaders in the community psychology movement.