id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt WOS-000184404000002 Mead, JF Devilish details: Exploring features of charter school statutes that blur the public/private distinction 2003 .txt text/plain 164 6 44 Part I examines issues affecting the establishment of charter schools, including the sponsorship of charter schools; the conversion of private schools to charter schools; the provisions for home schools and cyber schools; the involvement of for-profit charter school management companies; and the finality of decisions made by charter-granting authorities. Since charter schools first appeared in 1991, state legislatures have used them to spur education reform. cache/WOS-000184404000002.txt txt/WOS-000184404000002.txt