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Vail, Kathleen – Executive Educator, 1995
The Wilkinsburg (Pennsylvania) School Board's decision to hire Alternative Public Schools, a private company, to manage a failing elementary school has alienated the teacher union and many town residents. If teachers lose their court challenge, Turner School will become the only U.S. public school to be both privately staffed and managed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Education, Failure
