Urban Institute Paper on Transportation
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Author : Urban Institute
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,37 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Urban transportation policy
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Page : 200 pages
File Size : 39,78 MB
Release : 1977
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Author : Martin Wohl
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Martin Wohl
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Local transit
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Author : Melvyn D. Cheslow
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Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 1975
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Author : Louise E. Skinner
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 18,90 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Local transit
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Author : Martin Wohl
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Page : 38 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Local transit
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Author : Kiran Bhatt
Publisher : Urban Institute Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
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Author : Paul Hill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226336530
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes. Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts specifying the type and quality of instruction. In a hands-on, concrete fashion, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the pros and cons of school contracting and how it would work in practice. They show how contracting would free local school boards from operating schools so they can focus on improving educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children; and, finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards are met. While retaining a strong public role in education, contracting enables schools to be more imaginative, adaptable, and suited to the needs of children and families. In presenting an alternative vision for America’s schools, Reinventing Public Education is too important to be ignored.