{"product_id":"on-the-rocketship-how-top-charter-schools-are-pushing-the-envelope-9781118607640","title":"On the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing the Envelope","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Whitmire\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe face of American education is evolving—and the roadmap is clear\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools are Pushing the Envelope\u003c\/i\u003e examines the rise and expansion of leading charter school network Rocketship, revealing the \"secret sauce\" that makes a successful program. A strong narrative with a timely message, the book explores how Rocketship started and the difficulties encountered as it expands. Designing schools for children who have been failed by traditional schools is extremely challenging work. Setbacks are inevitable. Later in the book the narrative shifts to the national picture, exploring how high performing charter schools are changing the education landscape in cities such as Denver, Memphis, and Houston. The book emerges just as charter schools are running into stiff political opposition in New York City and elsewhere. Even in San Jose, Rocketship's home base, the pushback against charter schools is gaining speed. \u003ci\u003eOn the Rocketship\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a valuable resource for explaining what's at stake in this battle. Lose these schools, in New York, San Jose and other cities, and low-income and minority students lose their best shot at a quality education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a veteran journalist who followed Rocketship through a school year, the book explores some of the factors that make Rocketship and other charters successful, including the blended learning that was pioneered at charter schools, especially Rocketship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany schools around the country are looking to Rocketship as a model for implementing blended learning. The interplay between charter schools and blended learning is setting a change in motion, and the American education system is ready to evolve. \u003ci\u003eOn the Rocketship\u003c\/i\u003e details this phenomenon, providing insights for educators across the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45200926965911,"sku":"9781118607640","price":1522.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781118607640.webp?v=1767667771","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-the-rocketship-how-top-charter-schools-are-pushing-the-envelope-9781118607640","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}