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May 1, 2005
Centralization of Lower Education in New York City
Well, New York City's experiment in get-tough-centralization doesn't seem to be working so far, Diane Ravitch suggests.
Integral to the reorganization was 1) a complete centralization of all authority; 2) the elimination of the policy making powers of lay central and local boards, which were replaced by toothless boards; 3) imposition of a mandated citywide curriculum for all but a select number of exempt schools; 4) creation of a Leadership Academy to recruit and train principals. (The Leadership Academy spent $25 million in its first year and produced about 65 principals.)She has some numbers. She admits that the scores might go up in 2005, but note that they haven't, yet.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at May 1, 2005 9:08 AM