California's Districts of Choice

Autor/in	Kronholz, June
Titel	California's Districts of Choice
Quelle	In: Education Next, 14 (2014) 3, S.38-45 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-9664
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Innovation; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Educational Improvement; Student Recruitment; Superintendents; Parents; School Choice; School Districts; Elementary School Students; High School Students; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Wettkampf; Unternehmungsgeist; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schulrat; Eltern; Choice of school; Schulwahl; School district; Schulbezirk; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article describes the results of a California state law established in 2010 that created "Districts of Choice." The District of Choice law was meant to encourage districts to compete for students by offering innovative programs and this-school-fits-my-child options that parents wanted. This designation meant that children from any other school district could transfer to a District of Choice school without first getting approval--or even seeking it--from their home districts. The law opened a new era of entrepreneurship in education in which schools improve their programs in order to retain and attract students. The author reports on the effect this new law had on the creation and operation of the Riverside Unified School District, located east of the Los Angeles area. The unified district launched a science and technology middle school, a dual-language immersion elementary school, an all-digital high school, an arts-centered grade school, a virtual school starting at grade 3, and more. Kronholz comments on other effects this new law has created for surrounding district superintendents, parents, and students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10