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Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story
Winner:Midwest Book Award (MIPA) -Educational (2013)
Finalist:Midwest Book Award (MIPA) -History (2013)
Over twenty years ago, the Minnesota legislature passed the first chartered school law in the nation. By all accounts, it shouldn't have happened. Today, 70 percent of the American public supports chartering, and over two million students attend over 5,600 chartered schools in forty-one states and the District of Columbia. Chartering succeeded because it was a bipartisan initiative from the middle of the political spectrum that arose from visionary citizens outside the political system.
Ember Reichgott Junge, the Minnesota state senator who authored the law, candidly shares her personal and challenging journey of pioneering chartering through its early origins, its tumultuous legislative passage in Minnesota, and its explosion onto the national stage. With never-before-published historical documents and first-person accounts by supporters and opponents, this book informs both the past and future of public education. It is an eye-opening and stimulating inside look at policymaking.
Book Details
- Publisher: Bookhouse Fulfillment
- Publish Date: May 1st, 2012
- Pages: 347
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.00in - 1.20in - 1.41lb
- EAN: 9781592984763
- Categories: • Political• Schools - Types - Charter• Administration - General
Praise for this book
"In Zero Chance of Passage, Ember Reichgott Junge delivers a fascinating and detailed account of the bipartisan movement to revive the American education system." -- President Bill Clinton "Founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States"
"Zero Chance of Passage--written by one of the founders of chartered schools--grows more fascinating with every page. I found myself saying 'I didn't know that!' dozens of times while reading Ember Reichgott Junge's compelling history." -- John Merrow "Education Correspondent, PBS NewsHour"
"Ember's book celebrates Minnesota's courage to innovate and offers valuable lessons for policymakers to see the art of possibility for America's youth." -- Don Shalvey "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"
"With Zero Chance of Passage, Ember Reichgott Junge demonstrates that she is a talented storyteller as well as a skillful legislator. She brings personalities and ideas to life. Zero Chance offers an object lesson to any would-be engineer of systemic change." -- Lori Sturdevant "Editorial Writer and Columnist, Star Tribune"
"Ember's book gives teachers hope for being able to make needed changes in our public schools." -- Milo Cutter "Founder, City Academy High School"