"...
As Denvir reminds his readers, the public schools have been under
state control since 2001, and privatization is not a new idea. For the
past decade, the Philadelphia schools have been managed by a five-member
School Reform Commission, with three members appointed by the governor
and two by the Philadelphia mayor. In 2002, the reform commission hired
Paul Vallas, the former superintendent in Chicago, to run the school
system. Vallas launched a dramatic experiment in privatization, handing
schools over to for-profit organizations, nonprofits, charters, and
universities. One of designers of the privatization experiment was
Edison Schools, which took over several public schools in Philadelphia,
as well as the school system in Chester-Upland (also under state
control).
In Philadelphia, the district schools competed with charter schools
and other privately managed schools that had a contract with the city.
RAND Corp. studied the privatization experiment in Philadelphia and
concluded that neither the charters nor the privately contracted schools
were getting better results than the district schools. By 2009, it was
clear that the privatization experiment had failed. Meanwhile, Paul
Vallas left for New Orleans, where he was able to work with a blank
slate in a district where public education had been wiped out by a
hurricane.
...
As we abandon public schools, we abandon any sense of public
responsibility for a basic public service. That's worse than a mistake.
It's a tragedy. What will be privatized next? Police protection? Fire
protection? Clean air? Potable water?"
aqui.
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