New York's Parents Are Exercising Their School Options: We Need to Rethink the Meaning of Public Education

Autor/in	Domanico, Ray
Institution	Manhattan Institute (MI)
Titel	New York's Parents Are Exercising Their School Options: We Need to Rethink the Meaning of Public Education
Quelle	(2022), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Public Schools; School Choice; COVID-19; Pandemics; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Charter Schools; Private Schools; Religious Schools; Educational Policy; Role of Education; Standards; College Readiness; Jews; Curriculum; Parent Role; Governance; State Legislation; School Role; Local Government; Government Role; Governing Boards; Enrollment; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsauftrag; Standard; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Parental role; Elternrolle; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Landesrecht; Gemeindeverwaltung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Einschulung
Abstract	New York City has the largest public school district in the U.S., but the city's diverse educational landscape also includes charter, private, and religious schools, all of which have undergone a major transformation in the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last two school years, overall school enrollment in the city was down by 80,000 students--especially among district schools run by the city's education department. COVID was not the beginning of the city's education system ignoring the needs of these families, however. This report looks at the history of the purpose of education in both New York City and the state and evaluates how it has changed over time, especially in its emphasis on college readiness, a goal that does not align with the needs of about half of young New Yorkers and one that the city's education system has so far proved unable to achieve. This report concludes with a specific set of recommendations for policy makers to fashion a more pluralistic and responsive school sector by improving noncollege pathways for high school students, maintaining and growing access to accelerated learning opportunities for high-achieving students, adopting a cooperative and accommodating approach to private and religious schools (particularly fast-growing Orthodox Jewish schools), and strengthening the voices of parents in the governance of district-run schools. To make the city's schools more attractive to families, the state legislature, the State Board of Regents, and the city's mayor and school chancellor all must act. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01