Customization and standardization are trends in direct conflict. How do we restore a balance in the goals of schooling?

Why we must offer families more choices in curriculum, governance structures, and schools.

In Boulder, school choice has enabled some schools to achieve at the expense of others.

A democratic curriculum is preferable to both boutique and standardized approaches.

At the Met, students are the choosers, the workers, and the learners.

Vouchers are a temptation but not an answer.

Vouchers will not destroy public education; they will redefine it.

The lack of choice consigns poor children to schools that middle-class parents reject.

The home is a natural environment for providing individualized opportunities for students

A center called CASA Vida makes the public school into a community resource for homeschoolers.

Homeschooling takes the consumer mentality too far.

Options for high school seniors include career-related paths and postsecondary academic experiences.

In Rochester, New York, students can finish academic requirements in three, four, or five years.

Science immersion and a creative arts emphasis are just two of the selections for students in Dearborn, Michigan.

These model schools offer technology-based, personalized learning.

Academy X is a leadership and humanities academy for 11th and 12th graders

At-risk students reap benefits from learning business skills.