Alternative Public Schools

Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Schools Program in Berkeley and Minneapolis, and exemplary school programs in Cambridge and St. Paul. Includes interviews with educators and critics, such as Mario Fantini, Robert Barr, and Herb Kohl, as well as local community leaders, parents, and students.