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008			140314s2014 caua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2014006767
020			_a9781118607640 (hardback)
020			_a1118607643 (hardback)
040			_cDLC _beng
041			_aeng
050	1	4	_aLB 2806.36 _bW615o 2014
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100	1		_aWhitmire, Richard. _932822
245	1	0	_aOn the rocketship : _bhow top charter schools are pushing the envelope / _cRichard Whitmire.
264		1	_aSan Francisco : _bJossey-Bass, _c2014.
300			_aix, 334 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe players The startup years The growth years The push to expand outside San Jose The future of rocketship and other high performers
520			_a"Veteran journalist Richard Whitmire follows Rocketship through the school year and into the following year, when the nationally acclaimed charter school network launches new schools in Milwaukee. While Rocketship's story provides the narrative spine, the book also covers developments as other high quality charter organizations bid to reshape urban education in America. In 2012, charter school students made up only 5 percent of the total student population, but those numbers were growing fast and have huge impacts in the urban areas. As The New York Times recently pointed out, charter enrollment explains most of the enrollment declines in traditional schools in cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles.In this book, Whitmire will also explore one core innovation at Rocketship: its successful blended learning program. Rocketship's Learning Lab is where students spend two hours a day in computer-driven instruction powered by carefully selected software. This "blended learning" approach--Learning Lab blended with in-class instruction where teachers coordinate closely with the Lab--cuts expenses by 25 percent. Rocketship uses that extra money to fund longer school hours and higher teacher salaries. Today many schools around the country look to Rocketship as a model for using blended learning (many try to use blended learning, but few succeed)"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aCharter schools _zUnited States.
650		4	_aEscuelas chárter _zEstados Unidos _933836
650		0	_aCharter schools _zWisconsin _zMilwaukee _vCase studies.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aWhitmire, Richard. _tOn the rocketship _bFirst edition. _dSan Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2014 _z9781118611265 _w(DLC) 2014013693
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118607640.jpg
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