Review of "The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons for the Buckeye State"

Autor/in	Buras, Kristen L.
Institution	University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center
Titel	Review of "The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons for the Buckeye State"
Quelle	(2012), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; School Districts; Models; Public Schools; Politics of Education; Charter Schools; Private Sector; Governance; Content Analysis; Criticism; Academic Achievement; Public Support; Conflict; Social Problems; Social Justice; Social Environment; Deception; Cost Effectiveness; Evidence; Beginning Teachers; Disproportionate Representation; Teaching Experience; Louisiana; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Analogiemodell; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Privater Sektor; Education; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Inhaltsanalyse; Kritik; Schulleistung; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Konflikt; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Soziales Umfeld; Täuschung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Evidenz; Junior teacher; Junglehrer
Abstract	In "The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons for the Buckeye State," the Thomas B. Fordham Institute criticizes local urban governance structures and presents the decentralized, charter-school-driven Recovery School District (RSD) in New Orleans as a successful model for fiscal and academic performance. Absent from the review is any consideration of the chronic under-funding and racial history of New Orleans public schools before Hurricane Katrina, and no evidence is provided that a conversion to charter schools would remedy these problems. The report also misreads the achievement data to assert the success of the RSD, when the claimed gains may be simply a function of shifting test standards. The report also touts the replacement of senior teachers with new and non-traditionally prepared teachers, but provides no evidence of the efficacy of this practice. Additionally, the report claims public support for the reforms, but other indicators--never addressed in the report--reveal serious concerns over access, equity, performance, and accountability. Ultimately, the report is a polemic advocating the removal of public governance and the replacement of public schools with privately operated charter networks. It is thin on data and thick on claims, and should be read with great caution by policymakers in Ohio and elsewhere. (Contains 51 notes.) [This paper reviews the following document: "The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons for the Buckeye State" (ED528943).] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10