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"The whole idea behind charter schools is the community can come together to figure out different, innovative ways to serve children."

paper, Devora H. Davis and Margaret E. Raymond of Stanford found that “charter school quality is uneven across student demography and geography,” and only 19 percent of charter schools outperform their noncharter peers in math and reading. Of course, for the students attending that 19 percent, these effects can be life-changing. But unfortunately, as Ms. Davis and Ms. Raymond write, “media attention toward charter schools tends to either demonize or canonize their practices, and data is regularly marshaled to strengthen the case.” In other words, after two generations of research, sch...

>> host: hello dae and it is great to be here review today i am excited to have a good conversation about a book that is really unusual in that in the library of education books that i get sent to me every day, this book is a combination of memoir, policy, a data that exclusively shows that how we have failed in education reform. attire by to do is have you talk about it. four people who don't know you, why don't we talk about your background. you are the leading education historian in the country and have been for many years. you have been in education and 40 years. you're a profess...

.. as proof of knowledge. she swears her observations with education reporter valerie strauss of "the washington post." >> host: hi, diane. it's really great to be here with you today. i am excited to have a good conversation about a book i think is really unusual, and in the library of education books that i get sent to me every day this book is kind of a combination of memoir, policy, data that i think conclusively shows how we have failed in education reform and what i would like to do is have you talk about it. for people who don't know if you, why don't we talk a little bit abou...