Free to Learn: Lessons from Model Charter Schools
“While charter schools are promising educational alternatives for thousands of parents, children, and teachers nationwide, experience has taught us that the ‘charter’ label by itself does not ensure success.Free to Learnexamines innovative charter schools at work, and documents how they combine smart teachers, effective  curricula, and strong management to produce results. Its findings offer a roadmap for all charter schools to emulate, and a lesson in what should be possible in all public schools.”  --Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education“Unlike most traditional public schools, charter schools have to earn their revenue by serving students and their families well. Like any organization that has to earn its keep, some charters will fall short while others will flourish. Izumi and Yan have provided an engaging and insightful account on how schools can be among the high performing.” –Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas