Philadelphia study says district-run schools outperform those under private management

From The Philadelphia Inquirer: City schools under Philadelphia School District control outperformed those run by outside managers paid millions of dollars to run them, according to a new study. The research--which echoes three previous studies--comes at a crucial moment for Philadelphia's privatization experiment. The contracts of 18 privately managed schools run by six companies are up June 30, and Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has stated that she will not support schools that don't work.