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ERIC Number: EJ619640
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Redefining Public Schools.
Kearns, David T.; Harvey, James
Educational Leadership, v58 n4 p52-56 Dec 2000-Jan 2001
Society must reconceptualize the public school as any nonprofit entity willing to be accountable for educating our children. The new system should emphasize common standards and school choice. Charter experiments in Moses Lake, Washington; Milwaukee; and Harlem demonstrate the power of choice and transformational leadership. (Contains 11 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Charter Schools, Competition, Definitions, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Public Schools, School Business Relationship, School Choice, Transformational Leadership
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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