On Leadership: Meeting charter schools in the middle

At the policy level, it’s important to keep debating the pros and cons of charter schools, when and where to permit them, and how best to govern them. But where those schools do exist, argues PDK’s CEO, system leaders can’t afford to take sides. Much more pressing is the need to coordinate among cha...

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Published inPhi Delta Kappan Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 36 - 38
Main Author Starr, Joshua P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2019
Phi Delta Kappa
Subjects
Charter schools
Children
Education policy
Education reform
Schools
reform
leader
traditional
system
schools
charter
district
choice
sector
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Summary:At the policy level, it’s important to keep debating the pros and cons of charter schools, when and where to permit them, and how best to govern them. But where those schools do exist, argues PDK’s CEO, system leaders can’t afford to take sides. Much more pressing is the need to coordinate among charters and traditional public schools and ensure that they work well for all children.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/0031721719871563