Pacific Research Institute
Why charter schools work
October 30, 2005 Filed in:
Education
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Book Review: John Seiler, The Orange County
Register Interested in charter schools, as a
parent, teacher or someone just curious? Then you need to read
"Free to Learn: Lessons from Model Charter Schools," by Lance T.
Izumi and Xiaochin Claire Yan. Charter schools operate within the
public school system, but without most of the red tape. They are
free to experiment and - most important - free to fail and be
dissolved, replaced by something better. They have grown fast
across the nation the past 15 years…