- Each side (often incorrectly) defines the other by views of its most extreme members;
- Moderate members from each group share many of the same ideas about good schooling, but each side thinks the other insists on something that will interfere with quality teaching;
- Even though some large urban districts have viewed chartering as a reform tool, the politics of school districts make them unlikely partners in scale-up;
- Both sides acknowledge the costs of their conflict, but few leaders are willing to take the first step; and
- Thin evidence about the work life of charter school teachers or how unionized charter schools operate exacerbates conflicting beliefs
Friday, October 20, 2006
Unions and Charters, part 34
I haven't read this study in full yet (and at the rate I'm going I never will), but the abstract makes it look like good reading. Findings included:
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