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Brashear, Gary L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined foodservice outsourcing in the State of Illinois. School administrators currently outsourcing foodservice were surveyed about their perceptions of HB1347 and its components. This study looked at HB1347 in Illinois, and its effects on outsourcing in school districts. Data for this study was collected from a survey sent to 100%…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Administrator Attitudes, Surveys, Outsourcing
Freeman, Kyle W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation reports the results of a qualitative and quantitative research project that examined the perceptions of fifteen participants, in three separate school districts, concerning interest-based and traditional collective bargaining. The study focused on the relationships between administrators and teachers, as well as the financial…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Attitude Measures, Collective Bargaining
Aarons, Dakarai I. – Education Week, 2010
Talk of "turning around" troubled schools has become synonymous with firing educators, but a nonprofit organization in Chicago with a successful track record takes a different approach. In 2006, Strategic Learning Initiatives (SLI) signed a contract with the Chicago public schools to help 10 schools serving grades K-8. More than 95…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Nonprofit Organizations, Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Schools