Between Public and Private: Politics, Governance, and the New Portfolio Models for Urban School Reform

摘要

The portfolio management model (PMM) represents one of the more recent innovations in the ongoing and often unsuccessful quest to improve American education. Now implemented in numerous cities in various ways since the turn of the century, scholars in various disciplines have conducted investigations into many aspects of PMM. The concept is ripe for a thorough accounting of what we know about this educational approach. Enter Between Public and Private, which stands as the first comprehensive discussion of PMM that summarizes and builds upon existing research and raises many important questions about PMM's merits, challenges, and future.