This summer, The 74 launched a special series of articles, profiles and videos — as well as an exclusive microsite — based on the new book Reinventing America’s Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System by the Progressive Policy Institute’s David Osborne. In it, Osborne spotlights some of the country’s most innovative cities in rethinking their school systems, and lays out a roadmap for improving the nation’s education system.

  1. Andrew Wilson Charter School: When parents refuse to settle.
  2. Denver’s DSST: 10 years of 100% college acceptance.
  3. Indianapolis’s Innovation Schools: Doubling test scores.
  4. Monument Academy: Where school = love.
  5. Bricolage: Moving New Orleans from a ‘C’ to an ‘A’.
  6. University Prep: ‘Poverty Is Not Destiny’.
  7. A third way in Indianapolis: Looking beyond district versus charter.
  8. 74 Interview: Former mayor Gray on the rising tide of D.C. schools.
  9. Innovation Schools: The ‘Best of Both Worlds’ in Denver.

Read the full article on inspiring case studies of successful public school by Steve Snyder at The 74