The role of the nation鈥檚 school boards must change from managing largely standardized systems of schools to assembling 鈥渁 diverse portfolio of educational options鈥� tailored to the needs of different types of students, argues a report by a leading researcher on school choice.
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Paul T. Hill, the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington in Seattle, lays out the case for a portfolio-based approach to public education 鈥渢hat strongly rewards improved instructional performance and successful adaptation to children鈥檚 learning needs.鈥�
Under such a system, boards of education would oversee 鈥渟chools operated by the district as well as schools maintained by community, nonprofit, and for-profit groups, operating under charters or contracts,鈥� and potentially private schools, says the report.
