Jay Greene (Inadvertently?) Argues for a 23% Funding Increase for Texas Schools
I was intrigued by this post from Jay Greene today, in which he points out that public schools can learn from charter schools and perhaps can implement some of their successes. Specifically, Greene is referring to KIPP-like “no excuses” charter schools as a model, and their strategies for improving outcomes including much extended school time (longer day/year). As the basis for his argument, Greene refers specifically to Roland Fryer’s updated analysis of Houston’s Apollo 20 schools – which are – in effect, models of no excuses charters applied in the traditional public district. Greene opines:
Traditional public schools can get results like a KIPP school without having to actually become
