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The Private Management of Public Schools: The Baltimore, Maryland, Experience.
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Doughty, Sherri – 1997
In 1992 the Baltimore City Public School District (Maryland) entered into a 5-year contract with Education Alternatives, Incorporated (EAI), to manage 9 of its schools. Baltimore's private-management model differed significantly from that of Dade County, Florida, in that EAI was given overall management responsibility. Data were gathered through a…
Descriptors: Contracts, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
The Private Management of Public Schools: Lessons Learned from the Experience of Four School Districts.
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Doughty, Sherri – 1997
As school districts increasingly encounter financial constraints and public demands for improved performance, some turn to private management. This paper summarizes the outcomes of private management in four school districts across the United States. Each case was unique. In Dade County (Florida), Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI), was…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Enterprise System