In this study we investigate whether district officials in a position to influence policy and practice have begun to respond to competitive
pressure from school choice in new ways.
Not exact matches
More significant problems arise in
schools of
choice when, for example,
school leaders hide open seats
from certain types of students or manipulate their lotteries or waitlists — problems that are especially likely when
schools manage their own enrollment processes amid significant accountability
pressure.
That is true, and while we have numerous studies establishing positive competitive effects on district
schools from choice programs, few states have
choice programs going at a scale to place a large amount of
pressure on district enrolments.
This
pressure will also come
from some of the creators of the new
schools of
choice, who will feel the effort to reach the standard will undermine what is original and distinctive in the
school's approach, the reason for its creation in the first place.
In addition to the non-fiscal benefits attached to educational
choice, the program can relieve
pressure for district budgets
from rising pension costs (for each one million dollars spent on the program, I estimated that the state would save almost half of that amount, while
school districts would save almost $ 700,000).
Johnson sees the portrayal by Patrick and others of a dysfunctional public
school system as a rhetorical ploy to advance narrow private interests, and he hopes that the Senate can keep the bill
from coming to a vote where legislators can be
pressured into a «for us or against us» position on
school choice.
Two Republican senators
from large rural states where
school choice is logistically impossible (Maine and Alaska) crossed party lines and voted against DeVos, and both said they did so due to enormous
pressure from constituents.
The government has had no real
choice but to reassess
school funding, following increasing
pressure from school leaders and education stakeholder groups.
To the contrary, those about to embark upon that journey confront: (1) the daunting cost of law
school; (2) an average of $ 120K debt for attending; (3) a job market where, nationally, close to half of all graduates do not have Bar - required employment nine months after graduation; (4) a widespread market perception that law
school graduates — even those
from elite
schools — lack «practice ready» skills; (5) cut - backs in hiring newly minted lawyers — even among many stalwart law firms; (6) an erosion of mentorship due in part to
pressure on senior lawyers to «produce» more (7) the unlikelihood of making (equity) partner; (8) instability of law firms; (9) global competition; (10) technology companies creating products that replace services; and (11) a blizzard of negative press trumpeting the glum prospects for the profession; and (12) alternative career
choices — finance, accounting, technology, etc. — that portend greener pastures and do not require the same time and financial commitment to prepare for entry.