Autonomy, Accountability, and the Values of Public Education
This report was written for a very specialized audience—individuals considering the passage or amendment of charter school legislation.
The Educational Consequences of Choice
In this article, Paul Hill argues that there is ample evidence that universal public school choice would strongly benefit all children, including the disadvantaged, by promoting candid and demanding relationships among teachers, parents, and students.
Priority Shift: The Fate of Mandatory Busing for School Desegregation in Seattle and the Nation
This paper examines the trend in school districts, across the country and in Seattle, of substantially withdrawing from mandatory integration policies.
What Are Charter Schools? An Introduction to the Concept and the Statutes
This article provides details about the charter school concept: its relationship to other well-known proposals for school reform, the essential characteristics of a charter school, and the approaches taken by states to implement the charter concept.
High Schools with Character
This paper analyzes big-city high schools: how they function and how the education of the low-income minority youth in these high schools can be improved.