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Direct linkGold, Eva; Cucchiara, Maia; Simon, Elaine; Riffer, Morgan – Research for Action, 2005
Since the state takeover, the Philadelphia school district has created a new governance model, in which for-profits, non-profits, and universities receive contracts to manage schools. Further, these and other organizations also receive contracts to provide a range of additional services. The shift to a public/private institutional structure,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Organizations, School Restructuring, Educational Change
