Rick Hess, director of educational policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and co-editor of the new book Customized Schooling, explains why reformers need to move beyond “school choice” and other whole-school solutions to address challenges facing public education. He assesses Colorado state-level and local-level reforms—including Denver and Douglas County—in light of his call to rethink how instructional services are delivered and content is received.
[...] lasting reforms, I recommend the new book Customized Schooling as one good place to start. You can listen to a recent podcast interview I did with co-author Rick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute to get a flavor of the call [...]
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