One of the great challenges now facing education reformers in the United States is how to devise a consistent and intelligent framework for instruction that will work across the nation s notoriously fragmented and politically conflicted school systems. Various programs have tried to do that, but only a few have succeeded."Improvement by Design"looks at three different programs, seeking to understand why two of them America s Choice and Success for All worked, and why the third Accelerated Schools Project did not.
The authors identify four critical puzzles that the successful programs were...

One of the great challenges now facing education reformers in the United States is how to devise a consistent and intelligent framework for instruction that will work across the nation s notoriously fragmented and politically conflicted school systems. Various programs have tried to do that, but only a few have succeeded."Improvement by Design"looks at three different programs, seeking to understand why two of them America s Choice and Success for All worked, and why the third Accelerated Schools Project did not.
The authors identify four critical puzzles that the successful programs were...

Do charter schools strengthen students' educational experience? What are their social costs? This volume brings together a group of premier researchers to address questions about the purposes of charter schools and the role of public policy in shaping the educational agenda. Readers across the political spectrum can use this book to inform public policy.

Do charter schools strengthen students' educational experience? What are their social costs? This volume brings together a group of premier researchers to address questions about the purposes of charter schools and the role of public policy in shaping the educational agenda. Readers across the political spectrum can use this book to inform public policy.