Michigan School Privatization Survey 2018. A Mackinac Center Report

Autor/inn/en	Hohman, James M.; Slasinski, Chase
Institution	Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Titel	Michigan School Privatization Survey 2018. A Mackinac Center Report
Quelle	(2018), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-942502-28-9
Schlagwörter	School Surveys; State Surveys; Privatization; Public Schools; School Districts; Outsourcing; Food Service; School Maintenance; Transportation; Educational Trends; Labor Market; Recruitment; Unemployment; Economic Climate; Satisfaction; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privatisation; Privatisierung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Verkehrswesen; Bildungsentwicklung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Wirtschaftslage; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	Michigan's public school districts are government entities that occasionally use private contractors to provide them with support services. The 2018 privatization survey found that 70.5 percent of Michigan's school districts -- 380 of the 539 districts in the state -- contract out for food, custodial or transportation services. This is a slight decline from 2017, when the number was 71.1 percent. This is the fourth consecutive year in which roughly 70 percent of districts contracted out at least one of these three services. A dozen districts started a contract for one or more services and 15 districts brought a service back in house between the 2017 survey and the 2018 survey. It is not clear why privatization has been stuck at 70 percent recently. Districts officials reported that finding staff, whether directly or through contracting, has been a challenge. This may because of the tightening labor market. The state's unemployment rate declined from 14.6 percent at the height of the Great Recession to the current 4.0 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a tight labor market, employers have a hard time filling low-wage jobs, such as those in school support services. [For "Michigan School Privatization Survey 2017. A Mackinac Center Report," see ED603606.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01