Charter schools, publicly funded schools that operate autonomously outside the direct control of local school districts and generally enroll students through the choices of their parents rather tha...
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The Executive Summary to the Making a Difference: Year Two Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. This report examines the implementation of the second year of three for the P...
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This report examines the implementation of the second year of three for the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative (PAHSCI). Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, this initiative focuses on li...
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This letter to the editor responds to a June 25 editorial about the RAND/Research for Action report on student outcomes in Philadelphia's privately managed schools.
This paper was presented at the American Education Research Association's 2007 annual conference. While there is a great deal of enthusiasm for collection and use of student data by educators, litt...
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This letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer responds to a February 23 commentary by Charles Zogby.
This article responds to a February 23 editorial about the RAND/Research for Action report on student outcomes in Philadelphia's privately managed schools.
This commentary sets the record straight following extensive media coverage of the release of RAND and RFA's report, 'State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achieveme...
This article describes the private sector involvement in Philadelphia public schools under the state takeover. This is a case study that focuses on the political and institutional context in which ...
Following a state takeover of the Philadelphia public schools in 2002, 45 schools were turned over to private managers, making Philadelphia the site of the nation's largest experiment in the privat...
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Following a state takeover of the Philadelphia public schools in 2002, 45 schools were turned over to private managers, making Philadelphia the site of the nation's largest experiment in the privat...
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This report examines the implementation of the first year of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, it is an on-site professional development initiat...
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Executive summary to the report that examines the implementation of the first year of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, it is an on-site profess...
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Clearly, leadership is key in the success of any reform, especially one as ambitious and complex as that in Philadelphia. 'The case of Philadelphia is noteworthy as an examplar of the implementatio...
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This edition of Privatization 'Philly Style' updates the 2005 publication of the same name, providing important new information and findings. Philadelphia's diverse provider model is an interventio...
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This article discusses the revitalization of arts education in New York City's public schools after budget cuts decimated arts programs years ago. Strong intermediary organizations advocating for ...
This report is based on research focusing on understanding and assessing how Local Education Funds (LEFs)carryout their mission and demonstrate success. It offers a conceptual model for understand...
Executive summary to the report offering a conceptual model for understanding the decisions that LEFs make as they go about shaping both organizational identity and an approach to their work.
Collaborative communities of teachers have great potential for bringing about improvements in teaching and learning. However, the authors found in their studies in Cincinnati and Philadelphia that...
This paper focuses on the school district of Philadelphia following the state takeover. It explores the tensions between state pressures to shift power away from the district central office and tow...