Robin Lake previews this year's edition of Hopes, Fears, & Reality, which focuses on growth and innovation in the charter sector amidst the demand for better schools, Common Core State Standards, and constrained fiscal realities.
In this commentary, Betheny Gross and Patrick Murphy look at the investments and adaptations state education agencies will need to make to transform their organizations from compliance monitors to active performance managers while facing limited resources, limited time, and rapidly escalating demands.
