| 
View
 

Private Companies in Education

This version was saved 15 years ago View current version     Page history
Saved by mos182@...
on November 20, 2009 at 2:08:49 pm
 

Introduction

 

Although the participation of private companies in education is expansive, this Wiki site has been designed to focus specifically on the presence of Education Management Organizations (EMOs) in American K-12 education. EMOs are for-profit management companies that manage schools receiving public funds (Molnar, Miron, & Urschel, 2009). For-profit EMOs differ from non-profit management organizations in that they operate in an effort to return a profit to their company and investors through providing services.

 

 

Table of Contents.

History | Policy Research | Contemporary Politics | Policy Analysis |Private Companies in Action: A Glimpse into Philadelphia

 

 

History 

 

EMOs began to form during the early 1990's as wide spread interest in market-based reform proposals gained popularity. The basic premise is to bring an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and competitive edge to education by forcing public schools to compete with privately managed schools to either improve student achievement or cease operating (Molnar, et. al., 2009). The emergence of EMOs was primarily in response to efforts to repair academically troubled schools in districts and occurred as the charter movement began. 

  

    

Continue reading...

 

Policy Research

Continue reading...

 

Contemporary Politics

 

Education Management Organizations (EMOs) have been seen as controversial throughout their history by many players in the education world; there exists support and opposition around the notion of privatization in education. As EMOs continue to grow in different contexts, whether it be making profits through online programs, or managing schools it is important to look at the political context of these issues.

 

Continue reading...

 

Policy Analysis

As the landscape of education reform changed to include EMOs, state oversight has lagged behind in providing frameworks within which EMOs operate.  Our policy recommendations include updates to charter laws, establishing a regulatory board, contract guidelines adapted from Miron (2008), and increased financial transparency.  These policy recommendations are intended to create a climate where EMOs are a source of innovation and competition within the school reform movement.

Continue reading...

 

Private Companies in Action: A Glimpse into Philadelphia

Continue reading..

    

 

References | Appendix | External Links | Additional Resources    

 

Thanks for being vistor # :). 

 

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.