by L. Fusarelli (Author)
Lance D. Fusarelli examines the relationship between the charter school and voucher issues: To what degree does political support for charter schools - from a coalition of teacher associations, school board groups, superintendents, and voucher advocates - slow or even stop the forces for vouchers? Or, do these coalitions, which successfully pushed charter school legislation through the legislature, actually fuel the fires of privatization? Charter schools legislation has enjoyed bipartisan support precisely because the threat of vouchers is so great. And, contrary to the strategy of voucher opponents, the spread of charter school increases, rather than alleviates, the push for vouchers.
Author Biography
LANCE D. FUSARELLI is Assistant Professor of Administration, Policy & Urban Education at Fordham University. He is co-author of Better Policies, Better Schools and co-editor of The Promises and Perils Facing Today's School Superintendent.