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ERIC Number: EJ500634
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Public School, Inc.: Baltimore's Risky Enterprise.
Walsh, Norman J.
Education and Urban Society, v27 n2 p195-205 Feb 1995
Analyzes the Baltimore Public School District's contract with a private for-profit company to manage the instructional programs of nine schools. It shows that the award of the contract was solely a political consideration; no financial experts were involved. Additionally, the program has not improved test scores and is being challenged by the teachers' union. (GR)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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