Corporate Leaders and Educational Reform

一场正在进行的关于我们学校的全国性辩论正在进行之际，人们越来越担心少数族裔儿童的教育，以及不断变化的技术和竞争条件导致的工作场所的戏剧性变化。在这一更广泛的背景下，州，特别是地方努力改革公立学校系统是非常重要的研究课题。随着公司更多地参与当前许多改革努力的领导工作，情况尤其如此。然而，这些努力的特点是，目前参与其中的主要参与者之间存在着不同的利益：教师、大小企业领导人、多数族裔和少数族裔儿童的父母以及工会。这项已经在进行的研究正在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市进行，这是一个很好的地点。商会发起的教育和就业工作队的工作自1988年成立以来一直是私人投资促进机构实地工作的目标。拟议的研究包括完成地方一级的观察和访谈数据，以及对国家商学院主导的学校改革努力进行比较评估。PIs为这项工作带来了丰富的实践经验和强大的研究生培训。

An on-going national debate about our schools is taking place at a time of increasing concern, both about the education of minority children and about dramatic changes in workplace driven by changing technology and altered competitive conditions. In this broader context, state and especially local efforts at reforming the public school system are very important topics of study. This is especially true with the increased involvement of corporations in the leadership of many current reform efforts. These efforts, however, are marked by a diversity of interests among the major players now involved: teachers, large as well as small business leaders, parents of majority and minority group children, and unions. This research, already underway, is being conducted in Charlotte, N.C., an excellent site. The work of a Chamber of Commerce initiated Task Force on Education and Employment has been the object of field work by the PIs since its inception in 1988. The proposed research includes completion of both observational and interview data at the local level and a comparative assessment of national business-led school reform efforts. The PIs bring a rich combination of practical experience and strong graduate training to this work.