The Charter Schools Decade provides a thorough, unbiased explanation of the charter schools phenomenon. Now well into its second decade, the charter schools movement has not been scrutinized carefully; it has enjoyed largely positive press generated by its advocates and occasionally some bitter criticism of opponents. Lockwood also examines problems and obstacles that charter schools need to overcome in order to succeed, and she gives a glimpse of what the next decade holds for charter schools. This book explores: What about charter schools is problematic, What the movement's historical antecedents consist of, What its legislation looks like, What problems are created when trying to evaluate the movement. The Charter Schools Decade is written for those interested in issues related to school choice in an age of the federal "No Child Left Behind" legislation.