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High Expectations

Education Reform for the Digital Era

Bryan C. HasselEmily Ayscue HasselTamara Butler BattaglinoMatt HaldemanPaul T. HillJohn E. Chubb
4.20.2012
4.20.2012

Will the digital-learning movement repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement? How much more successful might today's charter universe look if yesterday's proponents had focused on the policies and practices needed to ensure its quality, freedom, and resources over the long term? What mistakes might have been avoided? Damaging scandals forestalled? Missed opportunities seized?

Can we be smarter about taking high-quality online and blended schools to scale—and to educational success? Yes, says this volume, as it addresses such thorny policy issues as quality control, staffing, funding, and governance for the digital sector. In these pages, the authors show how current arrangements need to change—often radically—if instructional technology is to realize its potential.

Table of Contents

Introduction, by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Daniela Fairchild

Chapter One: "Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction," by Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel

Chapter Two: "Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Solutions," by Frederick M. Hess

Chapter Three: "The Costs of Online Learning," Tamara Butler Battaglino, Matt Haldeman, and Eleanor Laurans

Chapter Four: "School Finance in the Digital-Learning Era," by Paul T. Hill

Chapter Five: "Overcoming the Governance Challenge in K-12 Online Learning," by John E. Chubb

About the Authors


Policy Priority:
High Expectations
Topics:
Governance

Bryan C. Hassel is co-director of Public Impact. He consults nationally on charter schools and the reform of existing public schools. In the charter school arena, he is a recognized expert on state charter school policies, accountability and oversight systems, and facilities financing. Other areas of education reform in which he has worked extensively include school district restructuring, comprehensive school reform, and…

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Emily Ayscue Hassel
Co-director
Tamara Butler Battaglino
Matt Haldeman

Paul T. Hill is the founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, and is credited with formulating the portfolio strategy

John E. Chubb

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