From zero in 1991 to 3,800 eighteen years later, charter schools (public schools under contract) today educate well over a million US students. This updated edition examines the unusual experiment that is charter education and the controversies that surround public choice and charter schools as a means of educational reform.

Cartwright's name appears first on the earlier edition.

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introduci

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the readerAEs understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, an historical snapshot,...

The Grey House Safety & Security Directory is the most comprehensive reference tool and buyer's guide for the safety and security industry.

The Rauch Guide to the US Paint Industry provides industry structure and current market information about this $16.6 billion industry. The report is divided into five major chapters with 100+ tables and 20 figures in its 500 pages. Unique to the Guide is a profile over 800 industry manufacturers, with sales estimates, products, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and other information for the 400 largest companies.