Do firms run schools well?

摘要

As huge searchlights brightened the night sky and local television stations captured the event, 2,000 students, parents, grandparents and staff gathered at Dodge Elementary School in Wichita, Kan., on a chilly night last October. As the school's principal announced the names of fifth graders and the assemblage roared, the pupils walked with their parents to the stage and were handed Apple desktop computers to use at home.