9. Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic
9. Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic  
Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Published On: Thu Oct 21 2010
Description: Government and the private sector often feel far apart. One is filled with compliance-driven bureaucracy. The other, with market-fueled innovation. But something is changing in a multi-billion dollar corner of the Department of Education. It's an experiment, which takes cues from the likes of Google and millionaires who hope to go to the moon.