Toward success at scale

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 322-326

  Vander Ark, Tom ^a  

^a BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 25844471209     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170208400415     Document Type: Review

References (2)

1. The state takeover of schools in Chester, Pennsylvania, where the schools were contracted to three for-profit operators, is the closest thing yet to a charter district, but it lacks diverse offerings and community leadership. The state takeover of the Philadelphia schools is likely to be similar in nature.
2. Denmark uses a combination strategy, with small neighborhood schools (grades 1 through 9) and diverse schools of choice at the upper-secondary level.