Education enterprise : accountability and the public dollar in new wave education

This documentary explores accountability in charter school development and leadership. The documentary begins by defining a public charter school. It then explains how a public charter school is created in a public school system. Interviewees discuss the growth of charter school education in the United States and how charter schools operate differently than traditional public schools. Administration and experts explain charter school autonomy and success. As the viewer approaches the halfway point in the documentary, the narrative shifts to discuss accountability and authorization of charter schools. The viewer hears from administration of charter schools that are soon to be shut down and from charter school authorizers that discuss school closures. The documentary concludes by sharing the growth trends in charter schools in the United States and that charter schools are not going anywhere anytime soon.