Growing Number of Districts Seek Bold Change With Portfolio Strategy

Paul Hill, Christine Campbell, via a Deb Britt email:

A growing number of urban districts across the country are profoundly changing the role of the school district and its relationship to schools in order to bring about dramatically better outcomes for students. New York City, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, Hartford, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., are among more than 20 districts pursuing a "portfolio strategy" of continuous improvement. These districts are creating diverse options for families in disadvantaged neighborhoods by opening new autonomous schools, giving existing schools more control of budgeting and hiring, and holding all schools to common performance standards.

CRPE has been studying the development of the portfolio strategy in several cities for the past three years. This interim assessment finds that:

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 3, 2011 4:53 AM
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