Charter school city : what the end of traditional public schools in New Orleans means for American education / Douglas N. Harris.
"Almost fifteen years later, it is still easy to recall the devastation Hurricane Katrina wrought in New Orleans-the flooded streets, the boarded-up houses, thousands of people suddenly homeless. When Katrina upended New Orleans, state leaders took this unique opportunity to remake the city's notori...
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Chicago :
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2020.
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| Physical Description: | 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- What happened in New Orleans and why it matters. Why New Orleans matters ; Political bureaucracy versus schooling markets ; The New Orleans revolution
- New Orleans reform effects and how they emerged. Results for students ; Structured teaching and businesslike management ; Competition's unintended effects ; The difficulty of making choice real for families ; Cooperation: a (partial) way to soften the market's hard edges ; The impact of government-based charter authorizing
- Rethinking the roles of markets, governments, and nonprofits ; The alignment between New Orleans and national results ; Democratic choice: the fundamental roles for government in schooling
- Conclusion: New Orleans and the future of America's schools.