Author: Jim Peyser
Redesigning School Districts: The Way Forward
“I think charter schools are great, but they only serve a handful of kids. If we’re ever going to really close the achievement gap at scale, we need to focus…
The Changing Boston Charter Cap Scene
It’s not news that charter schools engender controversy, but if there’s one place where charters should be embraced with open arms, it’s Boston. According to the Center for Research on…
Report: Boston Charters Outperform Peers
MIT researchers published a report today on how well Boston charter high schools are preparing their students for college, compared to their Boston Public Schools peers. Charter…
Lessons from Mark Pincus
A great sales and marketing executive I once worked with was fond of saying: “If you don’t know you’re winning, you’re probably not.” I was reminded of this quote during…
Statement by Jim Peyser on the Mathematica Study of Charter Management Organizations
For a dozen years, since the founding of Aspire Public Schools, charter management organizations (CMOs) have been a vital force in improving public education in this country, especially in low-income…