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CER estimate of private firms on contract with charters by the fall of 1998: over 70 (based on forecast of new laws taking effect, companies growing and expanding their contracting. The forecast also includes state for-profit operations notincluded above).

Five years after the state intervened to force change in Philadelphia’s schools, five years after a dynamic schools CEO was hired, andfive years after the multiple provider model was introduced, the achievement results from “The Philadelphia Story of 2007” are clear —competition works for all students.

The debate over Outcome-Based Education (OBE) is marred by varying definitions, lack of information and misleading characterizations. Here you’ll find an explanation of the term in the context of curriculum and learning, as well as an anecdote about a framework being proposed in Pennsylvania.

For school employees from the classroom to the superintendent’s office, performance contracting has provided a real professional impetus to measurably improve educational delivery; for public officials and communities it has offered greater leverage in demanding and getting higher achievement from students and schools.

Public education is changing in many ways, one of which is the role of school management providers. For years, the thought of a for-profit company running a public school was taboo. But the dissatisfaction with the quality of our public schools has created a demand for innovative and accountable schools. Private management providers are working to meet that need.

Here you’ll find a list of the major providers as of December 1999, including 16 organizations that manage 200 charter schools.