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Ayers, William; Klonsky, Michael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Arne Duncan, the brightest and most dedicated schools leader Chicago has had in memory, wants Chicago to be a Mecca where entrepreneurship can flourish. In this article, the authors contend that private management of Chicago schools is a long way from Mecca. There is no evidence or educational research whatsoever to show that privately run…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Research, Educational Improvement, Urban Schools
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Southworth, Caleb – Rural Sociology, 2006
The paper examines the relationship among household agriculture, wages and household structure using panel data on urban households from 1994-2003. Experts using cross-sectional data differ on whether Russian "dachas" or garden houses are a survival strategy that households use in times of economic difficulty or a hobby of the more…
Descriptors: Poverty, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Gardening
Shaffer, Krista, Ed. – Hudson Institute (NJ1), 2007
A National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) report addresses the questions "What have conservative foundations done with their grant dollars to promote concepts of privatizing public education through "school choice," primarily linked to school vouchers? What were their strategies in providing resources to an array of conservative…
Descriptors: Privatization, Private Sector, School Choice, Statistical Data
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DeBray-Pelot, Elizabeth H. – Teachers College Record, 2007
This article is a policy analysis that considers how the policy option of using federal programs to promote educational choice was proposed and debated in the 106th and 107th Congresses. This debate was part of the reauthorization of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) between 1999 and 2001. Over the past 20 years,…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Private Schools, Privatization, Elementary Secondary Education
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Boyd, William L. – Educational Policy, 2007
The long-sustained effort of conservatives and their think tanks and media outlets to win support for school choice, market forces, and privatization schemes in education is paying off. But it is encountering steady resistance from the public education establishment and its supporting teachers' unions. Actions, reactions, strategies, and the…
Descriptors: Activism, Public Education, Privatization, School Choice
Chubb, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
This article presents a reply to "Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease" by Peter Campbell--a critique that portrayed the school as an exploitative environment, a veritable plantation subjugating poor minority children through mind-numbing, compliance-inducing drills. The author refutes the specific charges leveled against…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Minority Group Children, Accountability, Standardized Tests
Milshtein, Amy – College Planning & Management, 2003
Offers tips for higher education institutions on navigating the relationship with a privatized student housing developer: don't assume the project costs nothing, do understand the difference between your goals and the developer's, do create a feasibility study, don't treat every relationship the same, do put the student first, and don't forget the…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Higher Education, Privatization
Johnson, Gregory V. – College Planning & Management, 2003
Discusses why, with budget crunches and enrollment increases, privatization is a viable option for higher education administrators needing affordable student housing. (EV)
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Higher Education, Privatization
Edds, Daniel – School Planning & Management, 2002
Suggests principles for making decisions about outsourcing, privatizing, or contracting school services: know your costs, specify results within the request for proposal (RFP), and face reality and focus on the mission. (EV)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Privatization, School Business Relationship
Shill, Harold B. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Explores the ideas and policies behind the movement toward privatization, and traces the history of information privatization during the Reagan administration. A discussion of privatization of government information focuses on attempts to privatize NTIS (National Technical Information Service), and differences between print and electronic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Private Sector, Privatization
Riegel, Ronald B. – School Administrator, 1994
Companies such as ARA Services provide lunch every day to more than 1 million students in over 280 school districts nationwide. An Illinois superintendent lists several reasons for school districts to consider "outsourcing" their food-service operations, including cost-saving opportunities, capacity for offering comprehensive services…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Food Service, Participant Satisfaction
Schubbe, Thomas L. – Facilities Manager, 1999
Provides an overview of the factors that must be examined and the issues to be addressed when assessing an institution's utility systems. Describes the management, planning, financing, and political dynamics surrounding the ownership of an institution's energy facilities. (GR)
Descriptors: Energy Management, Higher Education, Master Plans, Planning
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Murray, Mike – Journal of Extension, 1999
Interviews with 500 Australian extension professionals revealed fundamental differences in philosophy and objectives compared to those of California extension. Strengths and weaknesses of each model help illuminate the effects of privatization being considered in California. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Privatization
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Helms, Marilyn M. – Journal of Education for Business, 1996
As the Czech Republic undergoes massive economic restructuring, education and training in capitalism and management are needed. The Czechoslovakian Management Center uses international advisors in developing its master's of business administration programs for executive development. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Education, Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Management Development
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Herd, Pamela – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: The potential effects of implementing three different minimum benefits in Social Security, which have accompanied proposals to privatize the program and reform family benefits, are examined in relation to the adequacy of benefits for women reaching age 62 between 2020 and 2030. Design and Methods: The 1992 Health and Retirement Study is…
Descriptors: Females, Retirement, Privatization, Poverty
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