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Charter school wonk-a-thon: Who was the wisest wonk?

Michael J. Petrilli
6.10.2014

Over the course of thirteen days, Flypaper’s Charter School Wonk-a-Thon produced eleven posts jam-packed with sound analysis on charter school policy today. But who was the wisest, wonkiest wonk of all? 

  • “Boston’s high-quality charters make no excuses,” by Michael Goldstein
  • “Building a great city charter sector,” by Andy Smarick
  • "Strong standards, political air cover, and talent: Exporting the success of Boston’s charter school sector," by Jim Peyser
  • "Thoughts on why some charter sectors outpace their local district schools while others are falling behind," by Jed Wallace and Elizabeth Robitaille
  • "The California charter school paradox" by Greg Richmond
  • "Charter school quality: Policy matters, but so does implementation," by Robin Lake
  • "To achieve a strong charter sector, start with supportive laws," by Todd Ziebarth
  • "The interdependence of strong authorizers and great school operators," by Alex Medler
  • "Why we are betting on Washington State charters," by Marta Reyes Newberry and Terry Ryan
  • "Schools educate kids; movements don’t," by Joe Siedlecki
  • "‘More’ is the operative word for building a high-quality charter sector," by Kara Kerwin

Voting is closed

Policy Priority:
Quality Choices
Topics:
Charter Schools

President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, executive editor of Education Next, editor in chief of the…

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