Pacific Research Institute

Why charter schools work

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…