New Schools for a New Century : The Redesign of Urban Education / Joseph P. Viteritti, Diane Ravitch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ravitch, Diane, Editor.

Viteritti, Joseph P., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--United States--Case studies.

Education, Urban.

School management and organization--United States--Case studies.

School management and organization.

Educational change--United States--Case studies.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As we cross the threshold of a new century, which approaches are likely to improve public education? In this book, distinguished scholars discuss recent innovations-charter schools, contracting arrangements, and choice-designed to liberate educators from burdensome bureaucratic controls and improve the level of opportunity for all children.Focusing on the problems in cities, where far too many children have been denied access to quality institutions, the authors examine the lessons to be learned from Catholic schools, site-based management, private entrepreneurs, and specific developments in three cities-New York, Milwaukee, and Chicago. The authors, though realistic about the political and institutional obstacles that stand in the way of meaningful change, foresee the demise of the "one size fits all" approach to schooling. They envision a system of schools that is dynamic, diverse, performance based, and accountable; one that is supportive of professionals, responsive to creativity, intolerant of failure, and committed to high educational standards for all children.Contributors:Louann BierleinAnthony BrykJohn ChubbChester FinnPaul HillValerie LeePaul PetersonDiane RavitchJoseph P. ViterittiPriscilla Wohlstetter

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. New York: The Obsolete Factory

2. The Charter School Movement

3. Contracting in Public Education

4. Lessons in School Reform from the Edison Project

5. School Choice in Milwaukee

6. Catholic Lessons for Public Schools

7. Chicago School Reform

8. Successful School-Based Management: A Lesson for Restructuring Urban Schools

9. The Politics of Change

10. Somebody's Children: Educational Opportunity for All American Children

Notes

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300147438

0300147430

OCLC:

1059281920