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Direct linkHiggins, Monica; Hess, Frederick M. – Journal of School Choice, 2009
Dynamic new ventures like the Knowledge is Power Program, Teach For America, and New Leaders for New Schools, are increasingly being asked to step in to assist struggling school districts. While promising, these ventures have thus far typically been characterized by "one-off" examples of success that are extraordinarily reliant on talent and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Biotechnology, Educational Change, School Districts
Download full textHiggins, Monica; Hess, Frederick M. – National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NJ1), 2008
Given the desperate plight of urban schooling and the disheartening track record of conventional reform, dynamic new ventures like the KIPP Academies, Edison, or Green Dot Public Schools are increasingly being asked to stand in for failing district schools. While promising, these ventures have thus far typically been characterized by "one-off"…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Educational Change, Success
