Charters are by nature different not just from traditional public schools, but from one another. With their freedom and flexibility, some charter schools have opened doors and opportunities for many poor 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, and discipline that shatter the status-quo orthodoxy. In Free to Learn, successful charter principals and teachers – who often do things contrary to the public education establishment – offer hope and practical advice for the charter movement. After Hurricane Katrina, Free to Learn served as an inspiration and handbook for charter school administrators in New Orleans.

Free to Learn: Lessons from Model Charter Schools

Education & Teaching

Lance T. Izumi

Xiaochin Claire Yan

Schools & Teaching

Pacific Research Institute

Failing Our Future: The Holes in California's School Accountability System and How to Fix Them

James S. Lanich

Xiaochin C. Yan

Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy

Of all the states, one would expect that the impact of technology on the delivery of educational services would be greatest in California, home to Silicon Valley and major tech companies. Indeed, many expected this environment to wield considerable influence on the school system. Yet, when it comes to harnessing the technological revolution as it applies to education, it turns out that California is lagging in many respects. Short-Circuited explores the education technological landscape in California. It provides a national and international overview of the state of technology and education, a survey of the foundation of distance- and online-education policy in California, and discusses and analyzes several areas where the actions of state governments, local governments, and education special interest groups have impeded the natural expansion of distance and online learning. The book also interviews distance- and online-education suppliers, practitioners, users, and experts and concludes with observations and the authors policy recommendations for reform.

Short Circuited: The Challenges Facing the Online Learning Revolution in California

Vicki E. Murray

Evelyn B. Stacey

Rachel S. Chaney

Ian D. Randolph

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