But her battles with the city's
education department over
space in underused school buildings resonate throughout the book, illustrating just one of the many obstacles faced by charter
entrepreneurs nationwide.
Named as one of the Top 40 Innovators in
Educations in 2013 by the Center for Digital
Education, Chris Liang - Vergara is currently the Chief of Learning Innovation at LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit in Chicago that supports pilot studies of personalized learning models and provides training
space to connect educators,
entrepreneurs, tech companies, learning scientists, and students to develop next - generation models, share ideas, and co-develop solutions.