Early college (EC) is a novel educational model in the US that combines high school and college in an effort to increase underrepresented students' access to higher education by providing engaging, hands-on instruction in a supportive learning environment. For this phenomenological inquiry, we sought to understand the role of care-based relating…

For-profit charter schools represent a controversial new market-based education reform (Garcia, Barber, & Molnar, 2009; Conn, 2002). This essay explores how schools operated by for-profit corporations differ from those operated by non-profit organizations. Specifically, do for-profit charter schools locate in demographically distinct areas and…

Findings from this study show that educational and mobility opportunities for families and students participating in the Chilean voucher system are not homogenously distributed. Some families and students use and benefit from the system, while others will remain marginalized. The quantitative results in this study demonstrate that students of…

Examined data on student achievement and school demographics not explored by the researchers who promoted Community School District 2, Manhattan, New York, as a model of urban school reform. Concludes that the alleged superiority of the district is questionable. (SLD)

L. Weiner (2003) argues that research reports from High Performance Learning Communities were biased because of the close relationship of researchers and reform leaders. Asserts that the data support the original contentions about the value of the reform effort as a model. (SLD)

L. Weiner (1003) and L. Resnick (2003) have advanced sharply different views about the success of reforms in Community School District 2 in New York City. It is possible that Weiner's views are more objective. Notes that criticisms of scholarly work are neither personal nor unscientific, and are quite common. (SLD)