Urban Politics and Diverse Charters

• In Event: Intentionally Diverse Charter Schools: Promise and Perils

Abstract

Commentator 1 is a professor of political science and education, and author, coauthor, or co-editor of eleven books, most of which deal with the relationships among government, markets, and the nonprofit sector and the ways those play out in the face of politics, race, and advocacy. Other recent co-authored books have examined, among other things, politics, governance, and the new portfolio models for urban school reform, which has developed conceptual and empirical approaches for understanding how markets, charters, and choice interact with local government in contractual arrangements.

The proposed commentary will specifically look at how local politics can impact the short and long term viability and reception of the diverse charter model.

Author

• Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia University