Twenty Years of Charter Schools: What We’ve Learned

Abstract

When it comes to charter schools, we’ve come a long way. In the two decades since my KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) co-founder, Dave Levin, and I first stumbled into the charter school world, via Teach For America and the education reform community, a lot has changed. Charter schools have gone from a wild idea to a full-fledged educational movement, and we have learned – and continue to learn – volumes about what works and what does not in setting underserved students up for success in school and life.