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A volume in Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and SocietySeries Editors: Curry Stephenson Malott, West Chester University of Pennsylvania;Brad J. Porfilio, Lewis University in Romeoville, IL; Marc Pruyn, Monash University;and Derek R. Ford, Syracuse UniversityWhat is a charter school? Where do they come from? Who promotes them, and why?What are they supposed to do? Are they the silver bullet to the ills plaguing the Americanpublic education system? This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overviewand analysis of charter schools and their many dimensions. It shows that charter schoolsas a whole lower the quality of education through the privatization and marketization of education. The final chapterprovides readers with a way toward rethinking and remaking education in a way that is consistent with modernrequirements. Society and its members need a fully funded high quality public education system open to all andcontrolled by a public authority.