Fall 2006 Focus on School District Contracting
Vol. 14 No. 1
CEP mystery: many pass through ... and then?
by Dale Mezzacappa
The for-profit school manager in Philadelphia with the biggest contract, the longest tenure, and the most difficult mandate is also among the least scrutinized - Community Education Partners, which operates three schools in the city for disruptive youth.
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What is the 'diverse provider model?'
by Eva Gold
Five years ago, the city and its schools were in turmoil over a proposal to turn over leadership of the school system and many of its schools to a for-profit company called Edison Schools Inc.
But out of discussions between city, state, and School District officials, a compromise reform plan emerged that took some of the heat off of Edison. At its core was what is now known as the “diverse provider model” of school management.
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Informal bidding process: cause for concern?
by Tina Collins
The School Reform Commission (SRC) has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contracts for educational services in the Philadelphia School District in the past five years that did not go through formal competitive bidding processes.
This practice is allowed by state law, and District officials say that it is often the best way of obtaining effective educational programs.
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Table of Contents
Theme articles
- CEP mystery: many pass through ... and then? by Dale Mezzacappa
- What is the 'diverse provider model?' by Eva Gold
- Do we want managers to stay on? compiled by Tina Collins
- Web Exclusive Five mayoral prospects weigh in on renewing the EMO contracts
- Renew or terminate? SRC to decide in spring by Tina Collins
- Gap widens between privately managed and District schools by Paul Socolar
- Turning to outside organizations to do more jobs by Betsey Useem and Kendal Rinko
- Informal bidding process: cause for concern? by Tina Collins
- Mining the data: a lucrative new industry by Benjamin Herold
- Philadelphia school employee unions on the defensive by Ron Whitehorne
- Princeton Review wins big in bid for contracts by Ron Whitehorne
- Budget crunch, evaluation spell downfall for four managers by Philip Kurian
- Quest for contract documents became summer-long ordeal by Paul Socolar
- Web Exclusive Scholars caution about contracting educational services by Katie Chastain
Other news & features
- Changing high school landscape: four new schools open by Paul Socolar
- Turning the Page for Change!
- Recognizing the signs of trauma in children by Eric D. Ashton
- Who Ya Gonna Call?
Cartoon
- The Notebook's Fall 2006 Cartoon
In our opinion
- No more quick fixes
Letters to the editors
- Latin lives on
- Don't forget dancing
Eye on special education
- Back to school: a checklist for parents by the staff of the Education Law Center
Activism around the city
- Willard School proponents may finally have their site
- Surveying school leaders: do schools have the basics?
- State to calculate price tag for quality public schooling
School snapshot
- School Snapshot
News in brief
- Vallas gets new deal to stay as CEO till '09
- Report cards and more now accessible online
- Complaint: parents must have a say on school plans
En español
- El 'modelo de proveedores diversos' de Filadelfia por Eva Gold
- ¿Se quedan o se van? La Comisión decidirá por Tina Collins
Renaissance School provider applicants await the first cut
by Dale Mezzacappa
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