Reflections on the Portfolio Reform Model as an Urban District Reform: The Philadelphia Case
Sunday, April 6th - 8:15 to 10:15am
Convention Center, 100 Level, 111B
Convention Center, 100 Level, 111B
Featuring an outstanding set of panelists:
• Eva Gold (formerly of Research For Action)
• Paul Kihn (Deputy Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia)
• Robin Lake (Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education)
• Pauline Lipman (University of Illinois at Chicago), and
• Rand Quinn (University of Pennsylvania)
Chaired by Tina Trujillo (University of California, Berkeley)
Scholars, district leaders, policy makers, and community members are looking to Philadelphia’s experiences under the portfolio model of reform. Philadelphia’s experiences can provide lessons for how market mechanisms function within the public school system; how privatized management, charter school conversions, and school closures impact local communities; and how a big-city district manages multiple providers. This invited panel brings together leading experts on the political, cultural, organizational, and technical dimensions of Philadelphia's experiences. They will reflect on the state of the district today, how it has evolved over the last decade, and future implications for Philadelphia’s schools and communities. Each panelist will consider issues that merit further research on this increasingly common urban district reform.
