"Portfolio Districts"
Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of “Portfolio Districts”
Kenneth J. Saltman, DePaul University
Executive Summary
In the latter half of the past decade, school districts in several large cities, including New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and post-Katrina New Orleans, have implemented an urban school decentralization model generally known as “portfolio districts.” Others, including those in Denver and Cleveland, are following suit in what appears to be a growing trend. The portfolio strategy has become increasingly
