Privatization and Urban Education: More Political and Less Educational.

Brown, Frank

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ERIC Number: EJ546757

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Privatization and Urban Education: More Political and Less Educational.

Brown, Frank

Education and Urban Society, v29 n2 p204-16 Feb 1997

Addresses the legal interface between the privatization of school services and the politics of urban education. Considers the political forces both outside and within education, as well as the problem of privatization contracting undertaken without considering the legal ramifications. Offers suggestions for education leaders who may wish to privatize school services. (GR)

Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Educational Administration, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Politics of Education, Privatization, Public Schools, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "Legal and Policy Hot Spots in Urban Schools."