Private Management of Chicago Schools Is a Long Way from Mecca

Autor/inn/en	Ayers, William; Klonsky, Michael
Titel	Private Management of Chicago Schools Is a Long Way from Mecca
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 87 (2006) 6, S.461-463 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Educational Research; Educational Improvement; Urban Schools; Privatization; Entrepreneurship; Charter Schools; Educational Change; Governance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Unternehmungsgeist; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsreform; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung
Abstract	Arne Duncan, the brightest and most dedicated schools leader Chicago has had in memory, wants Chicago to be a Mecca where entrepreneurship can flourish. In this article, the authors contend that private management of Chicago schools is a long way from Mecca. There is no evidence or educational research whatsoever to show that privately run charters can produce better results. They urge a renaissance in schools based on expanding and not selling off the public space. This involves mobilizing communities and engaging and unleashing the talent and wisdom of teachers. At his best, Duncan has upheld this direction. In this contested space, this conflict over principles and fundamentals, they hope that Duncan finds a way to bring the resources and support of his business partners into play while preserving and transforming public schools and respecting the rights and the power of engagement of teachers and communities. (Contains 2 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10