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Kaplan, Leslie S.; Owings, William A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2018
Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. Secretary of Education, has a reform agenda to advance school choice. Her track record includes enabling charter school growth in Michigan at taxpayers' expense with little oversight or accountability. Although an effective advocate, DeVos represents a broader policy movement to privatize American education, much of it…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Policy, Advocacy, Privatization
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Finn, Chester E., Jr. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Argues for more equitable and effective public funding of private schools serving the categorical needs of learners. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Private Schools
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Hoyt, Kenneth B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
According to a recent survey, both school board members and secondary principals support reform proposals involving professional development schools, magnet schools, teacher certification, and teacher empowerment and are opposed to school choice. The groups disagree concerning teacher accountability issues. Implications are discussed. (five…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Magnet Schools, Principals
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Hausman, Charles S.; Crow, Gary M.; Sperry, David J. – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
The "ideal" principal is facing a world of decentralized school structures, increasing and changing environmental boundaries and roles, less homogeneous schools, closer contact with stakeholders, and a market-driven view of education. Principals should view themselves as environmental negotiators, not merely school-system managers.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Context Effect, Decentralization