Challenging the one best system : the portfolio management model and urban school governance /

In Challenging the One Best System, a team of leading education scholars offers a rich comparative analysis of the set of urban education governance reforms collectively known as the "portfolio management model.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bulkley, Katrina E. (Author), Marsh, Julie A. (Author), Strunk, Katharine O. (Author), Harris, Douglas N. (Author), Hashim, Ayesha K. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2020]
Series:	Education politics and policy series.
Subjects:	School improvement programs > United States. School management and organization > United States. Portfolio management > United States. Education, Urban > Government policy > United States. Urban schools > United States.

Table of Contents:

Section 1. The portfolio management model: The end of the one best system
The design of educational systems
System transformation in three cities with Danica Robinson Brown and Laura Steen Mulfinger
Section 2. Five mechanisms for change: Planning and oversight: building system accountability with A. Chris Torres and Sarah M. Woodward
School choice: expanded options, increased competition with Tasminda K. Dhaliwal and Taylor N. Allbright
Autonomy: flexibility in response to student needs with Eupha Jeanne Daramola and Laura Steen Mulfinger
Human capital management: a pipeline of diverse, qualified educators with A. Chris Torres
School supports: administration, instruction, compliance with Jane Arnold Lincove
Section 3. Changing systems, common struggles: Does PMM alignment translate to higher school quality? with Tasminda K. Dhaliwal
Tensions, trade-offs, and limitations in the portfolio management model.