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Karp, Stan – Rethinking Schools, 2011
Watching the rise to fame of Michelle Rhee, the former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor who is one of the heroes of director Davis Guggenheim's "Waiting for 'Superman'," the author was struck by how the targets had changed. Clark's baseball bat was aimed at the young black males who were demonized as a criminal element in the…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Charter Schools, School Restructuring, Privatization
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Karp, Stan – Educational Leadership, 2005
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) encourages New Jersey and other states to use their expanded roles in narrow ways. NCLB identifies state takeovers as one potential sanction for schools that fail to reach their adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets for five consecutive years.
Descriptors: State School District Relationship, State Government, School Districts, Urban Schools