New schools for a new century
Subtitle: the redesign of urban education
By: edited by Diane Ravitch and Joseph Viteritti.
Contributors: Ravitch, Diane.; Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946-
Publisher: Yale University Press; Yale University
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Education, Urban -- United States -- Case studies; School management and organization -- United States -- Case studies; Educational change -- United States -- Case studies
Description: In this book, distinguished scholars discuss recent controversial innovations - charter schools, contracting arrangements, and choice - designed to liberate educators from burdensome bureaucratic controls and raise the level of opportunity for all children. The authors focus on the problems in cities, where far too many children have been denied access to quality institutions. Various essays explore the lessons to be learned from Catholic schools, site-based management, and private entrepreneurs, as well as specific developments in three cities - New York, Milwaukee, and Chicago. The contributors, 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.