Reinventing Public Education: How Contracting Can Transform America's Schools - Rilegato

Hill, Paul T.; Pierce, Lawrence C.; Guthrie, James W.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0226336514 ISBN 13: 9780226336510

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1997

Riassunto

A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed,
with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education
altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in
education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school
system and find a middle ground between these extremes.

Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way
we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them
better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school
boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts
specifying the type and quality of instruction.

In a hands-on, concrete fashion, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the pros and
cons of school contracting and how it would work in practice. They show how contracting
would free local school boards from operating schools so they can focus on improving
educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children;
and, finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards
are met.

While retaining a strong public role in education, contracting enables schools to be more
imaginative, adaptable, and suited to the needs of children and families. In presenting an
alternative vision for America’s schools, Reinventing Public Education is too important
to be ignored.

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Product Description

This is a discussion of the heated debate raging on the American nation's schools, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. This study proposes a solution to the problem by finding a middle ground between these extremes. The book seeks to show how contracting would radically change the way schools are operated, keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts specifying the type and quality of instruction. The authors also show how contracting would free school boards from operating schools, allowing them to focus on improving educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children; and finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards are met.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226336514
• ISBN 13: 9780226336510
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 267
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile