Maryland: Universities uneven as guardians of schools

by E Wayne Ross on April 28, 2007

Baltimore Sun: Universities uneven as guardians of schools

Across the nation, big city school districts have been handing off a few of their most troubled schools to universities, just as Baltimore is turning over five schools to Towson University to oversee.

But the success of such partnerships has varied, with scant evidence that public schools do better under the guardianship of the ivory tower.