Contention over Privatization: Will It Help or Hurt the Schools?.

Thompson, Garland L.

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ERIC Number: EJ491368

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Contention over Privatization: Will It Help or Hurt the Schools?

Thompson, Garland L.

Black Issues in Higher Education, v11 n16 p20-21 Oct 6 1994

A debate over the use of commercial management companies to run public schools is reported. Issues discussed include concerns about layoffs, the school board's role in policy formation, and the effectiveness of privatization in addressing current administrative problems. (MSE)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conferences, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Job Layoff, Policy Formation, Privatization, Public Schools, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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