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Prologue: Faith Versus Reason in Educational Reform, Charter Schools: Created in the Image of Their Founders, The Charter School Promise, The Politics of Hope and Despair, Part One: The Landscape of Charter Schools, The Educational and Social Context of the Charter School Movement, How Charter Schools Work, Turning Dreams into Reality: Building a Charter School, The Many Faces of Charter Schools: Six States, Six Scenarios, Projections Versus Actuals: Have Charter Schools Fulfilled the Promise, Conclusion, Part Two: The Social and Political Geology of Charter Schools, Postscript: The Goodness of America-An Education for Democracy, Curriculum as Stewardship, The Goodness of America,