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Rescuing Failed Urban Schools: Turnaround Efforts in Three Cities

Explore the evolution of a new public education system through turnaround efforts in urban schools in Chicago, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee. From charter schools to vouchers, examine the challenges and successes in reforming failing school districts.

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Rescuing Failed Urban Schools: Turnaround Efforts in Three Cities

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  1. Rescuing Failed Urban SchoolsTurnaround efforts in three cities and the evolution of a new system of public education RiShawn Biddle Originally presented at the Reason Dynamic Cities Conference (2005)

  2. URBAN DROPOUT FACTORIESFreshman entering Indianapolis Public Schools district: 2,900 Number graduated in 2004: 997

  3. LOSING OUT: CHICAGO

  4. MAYORAL CONTROLDaley’s mixed record

  5. CHARTER SCHOOLS THE INDIANAPOLIS EXAMPLEToo incremental to change failing school districts?

  6. VOUCHERS HELPING SOME KIDS IN MILWAUKEE, BUT NOT CHANGING THE OVERALL FAILURE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

  7. Changing the model of how education is financed and operated must be done on national and state levels before any reform can work. School districts: From school operators to outsourcing operations. Charters and privates: Focusing on education, not buses. Independent authorizers: Specialists in regulating schools. A Hollywood Model for American public education?

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