Policy Solutions
Was the LeBron James school a false promise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21370158 |
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| Authors | Jonathan E Collins (0000-0002-7296-1340, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 62-63 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phi Delta Kappan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-7217 • E-ISSN: 1940-6487 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00317217231205946 |
| OpenAlex | W4387308256 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, attracted attention recently for its low test scores for 8th-grade students. Unlike other philanthropic schools. I Promise is neither a private school nor a charter school. Instead, it is part of the Akron Public Schools system and is governed by the school board. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins writes that I Promise is part of the school system and can’t be separated from it. While flawed, school boards are the best way to create a strong and equitable education system and make democracy better. School boards and the districts they govern allow for school improvement at a structural level. They also allow for the public to have a say in the school system, through elections and opportunities for dialogue around how to improve individual schools as parts of a larger system
Alternative education · Charter · Charter school · Democracy · Education policy · Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Private school · Public relations · School choice · School system · Sociology · Test (biology) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Education · Law · Psychology · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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