In each case, educational management contracts were terminated after disputes over finances and failure to improve student achievement. Beacon is earning a reputation in the charter school market for writing strong contracts and producing measurable results. The tone of education today focuses on choice. Parents, teachers, students have choices. So do administrators faced with competition from charter schools.
Some leaders scramble to retain or regain their positions as major providers of education.
One school district that lost many students to charter schools reacted by jumping on the marketing bandwagon, creating radio spots designed to showcase accomplishments and lure students back. This is advice that traditional school leaders must consider as they feel the impact of charter schools and the need to fight for a place in the evolving educational marketplace. That is the dilemma facing school administrators today. The Center for Education Reform, 1997. What You Should Know and Do about Privatization.