Publications Issue All Student-Centered Learning DesignsEducator Talent PathwaysOutcomes That MatterAutonomy and Shared Power The Emergence of an ‘Open Sector’ in Urban Education Memo • January 2005 The “Open Sector” is a reality, as new public schools appear outside the traditional district framework. In a few places districts themselves are proactively creating new independent public schools—in competition with the schools they own and directly run. This policy brief rounds up “Open Sector” activity in 17 major urban communities across the country. Minnesota Students Describe Their Chartered School Experiences Memo • December 2004 At the Charter School Student Summit held in St. Paul in December 2004, students discussed, in small groups, their experiences attending Minnesota chartered schools. This document summarizes their discussions. Trend Accelerating Toward an ‘Open Sector’ in Public Education Memo • November 2004 A policy brief providing an update on the current status of chartered schools and charter-ing in Minnesota. Includes the latest statistics on the charters that are operating in the 2004-2005 school year, information on the most recent round of charter approvals, an update on Minnesota’s growing cadre of sponsors and more. New Dimensions of Sponsorship Memo • April 2003 Since the late 1990s, there’s been growing discussion about the sponsor’s role – in the ongoing oversight as well as in its initial approval. This paper explores whether sponsors might also play an active role in soliciting proposals. Changing Even If The New Won’t Be Perfect Memo • March 2003 Opponents of change commonly try to set a test of perfection. They try to persuade everyone that no change can be permitted unless it solves all present problems and creates no new problems. Opponents don’t even have to prove the proposed change harmful. It’s enough just to spread fear and doubt, asking endlessly: What if? Origins of the Charter Idea Memo • January 2002 A quick summary of the major mileposts in the evolution of the chartering laws. The Case for Creating an Open Sector in American Public Education Memo • January 2002 A case for why American public education needs an “open sector” and seven essential elements of such a sector. Chelsea Clinton and the D.C. Schools Memo • January 2001 In response to the Washington Post’s question about problems in DC this small memo asked: If the local school district is not performing why don’t DC residents ask Congress to “get somebody else who will?” In 1993 the suggestion was flatly dismissed. Three years later Congress created a second ‘board of education’ for DC. Mother Teresa As a Charter School Memo • January 2001 Institutions other than public education have found it useful not to let the mission depend on just a single organization. Historically the Catholic Church has been one of these. There is the hierarchy, but there are also the orders. Can the National Government Be Effective? Lessons From Urban Development Memo • January 2001 K-12 education exists in state law. It cannot be reached directly by Congressional or the President. Typically, in such policy areas, the national government tries to ‘do things’ by tying requirements to its grants-in-aid. This approach has failed in the past, as in the 1960s when the national government tried to take control of urban development. Post navigation ← Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next → Stay In Touch Get updates, new publications, fresh analysis, and event invitations in your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address State What do you want to receive? Monthly newsletter (once per month) Blog posts by email (about two per month) See past newsletters in the archive.