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Peer reviewedDykgraaf, Christy Lancaster; Lewis, Shirley Kane – Educational Leadership, 1998
For-profit charter-school managers may be removing the "public" from public education. A study of 11 Michigan charter schools showed that cost-cutting strategies are adversely affecting student transportation, special education, and the socioeconomic mix of students. Corporations' superimposed bureaucracies have eradicated educators'…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems
Peer reviewedStemmer, Paul; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1992
During 1990-91, Michigan schools piloted an innovative portfolio approach enabling students to discover, document, and develop employability skills in academics, personal management, and teamwork. Not an improved sorting system, the project encourages students to recognize successes, seek opportunities to improve skills, and gain confidence in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation, High Schools, Job Skills
