Free to Learn: Lessons from Model Charter Schools Review

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(More customer reviews)Whether you're a parent, an education professional, or simply a concerned citizen, Free to Learn is a valuable resource on top-performing charter schools, and how they've raised the standards for scholastic achievement. Izumi and Yan offer a collection of compelling case studies that give hope to teachers and students still struggling under the yoke of classroom bureaucracy. The model charter schools profiled are well researched, and provide an insightful look at how breaking the public school orthodoxy with charter school reform can make a difference in the lives of children everywhere. Free to Learn was an enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it.

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Charter Schools are by nature different not just from traditional public school, but from one another. With their freedom and flexibility, some charter schools have opened doors and opportunities for poor and minority children who were previously trapped at failing campuses run by school district bureaucracies. These successful charter schools have perfected alternative models of organization management,teaching, and discipline that shatter the status-quo orthodoxy.In Free to Learn, charter principals and teachers - who often do things contrary to the public education establishment - offer hope and practical advice for the charter movement

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