Private Management of Public Schools: Early Experiences in Four School Districts

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	April 19, 1996
Report No.	HEHS-96-3
Subject	Facility maintenance Academic achievement Education or training costs Educational testing Management consultants Privatization Public schools School management and organization Service contracts State and local procurement Students Baltimore (MD) Dade County (FL) Hartford (CT) Minneapolis (MN)

Summary:

Troubled by childrens' low test scores, as well as their low attendance, promotion, and graduation rates, educators and parents have searched for ways to improve public education. School districts nationwide are experimenting with a range of reform options, one of which is private management of public schools. GAO reviewed the early experiences of school districts that contracted with private, for-profit companies to manage the public schools. GAO found that private firms hired to manage public schools in four school districts--Baltimore, Maryland; Dade County, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; and Minneapolis, Minnesota--made changes that resulted in more computers and better attendance, individual instruction, and facility maintenance. However, despite these changes, student scores on standardized tests did not improve substantially.

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Private Management of Public Schools: Early Experiences in Four School Districts