Comments on: New skepticism of for-profit companies managing public schools http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-skepticism-of-for-profit-companies-managing-public-schools_11028/ Informing the Public about Education through Quality Journalism Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Miller Guidance http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-skepticism-of-for-profit-companies-managing-public-schools_11028/comment-page-1/#comment-11307 Miller Guidance Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:28:24 +0000 http://hechingerreport.org/?p=11028#comment-11307 It seems another option would be helpful.

How about a for profit that pairs with public educators for a period of time (2-3 years) teaching and coaching new skills and attitudes? Consultants then transition out so that public schools can operate independently AND students can achieve high standards. Shared responsibility for improving students outcomes….. Yes?

]]> By: In the News: February 4, 2013 | Educate Now! http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-skepticism-of-for-profit-companies-managing-public-schools_11028/comment-page-1/#comment-10950 In the News: February 4, 2013 | Educate Now! Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:35:52 +0000 http://hechingerreport.org/?p=11028#comment-10950 [...] New skepticism of for-profit companies managing public schools Hechinger Report - February 1, 2013 The number of public schools managed by for-profit companies is getting smaller. Two possible reasons: philosophical objections to mixing public education and profit (especially in low-income communities) and mounting skepticism over their performance. In New Orleans, all of the for-profit companies brought in after Katrina to run new charter schools have ceased operating. [...]

]]> By: June Gustafson http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-skepticism-of-for-profit-companies-managing-public-schools_11028/comment-page-1/#comment-10728 June Gustafson Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:46:45 +0000 http://hechingerreport.org/?p=11028#comment-10728 I would like to see a report on the Gulan schools management track record and profits….

]]> By: Schools and for-profit managers don't mix, skeptics say | The NewsMag http://hechingerreport.org/content/new-skepticism-of-for-profit-companies-managing-public-schools_11028/comment-page-1/#comment-10678 Schools and for-profit managers don't mix, skeptics say | The NewsMag Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:04:47 +0000 http://hechingerreport.org/?p=11028#comment-10678 [...] story, “New skepticism of for-profit companies managing public schools,” was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet [...]

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