In the education version of Chipotlification, a charter school could be the bowl. Some innovative charter schools, such as Gem Prep in Idaho and GEO Academies in Indianapolis, are already taking the lead in demonstrating what this might look like. Charters are also a way to incrementally implement an assembled, learner-centered public education system both for parents and policymakers. As recent data from CREDO show, the charter school policy framework of flexibility for accountability has had a large impact on student achievement: At the school level, charter schools outperformed district schools in reading and math. To serve more families and provide expanded opportunities for customization, the charter school community should work to remove barriers that impede the creation of these innovative, learner-centered, public schools.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2023 10:41 UTC