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Community Engagement As A Central Activity In New Charter Schools, Brian Beabout, Joseph Boselovic
Community Engagement As A Central Activity In New Charter Schools, Brian Beabout, Joseph Boselovic
Brian R. Beabout
While there is a growing body of literature on community engagement and community organizing as tools for school reform, the primary focus is on improving quality or equity in existing, and predominantly low-income schools. This chapter highlights the creation of two new, intentionally diverse charter schools that were built on a community organizing paradigm during the rapid charter expansion in post-Katrina New Orleans. The stories of the creation of the Morris Jeff Community School and the Homer A. Plessy Community School highlight the significant opportunities and challenges that present themselves in regions where market-based reforms have become popular. These include …
The Politics Of Education Reform: Lessons Learned From New Orleans, Robert A. Garda Jr.
The Politics Of Education Reform: Lessons Learned From New Orleans, Robert A. Garda Jr.
Robert A. Garda
Hurricane Katrina demolished the educational facilities and state leaders took the opportunity to raze the broken educational governance structures in New Orleans. Leaders re-created the Orleans Parish School District based on the education reforms sweeping the nation: school choice, accountability, state takeover of failing schools, and charter schools. The city is now the proving ground for modern education reforms and policymakers from around the country are watching closely. The mistakes made and lessons learned in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina can act as a roadmap for states and districts moving toward the “new” education model - choice plans, charter schools …
Introduction To Symposium On Reconstructing Education In New Orleans Post-Katrina, Robert A. Garda Jr.
Introduction To Symposium On Reconstructing Education In New Orleans Post-Katrina, Robert A. Garda Jr.
Robert A. Garda
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