The emerging management and organization model in both the public and private sectors of the economy
In the business community, restructuring often is associated with greater choice and competition in the public education sector, more active partnerships between businesses and schools, and greater use of instructional technologies to make student learning more efficient. In addition, many business organizations are insisting that schools graduate young adults who have the skills to work in teams, to solve problems and trouble shoot, to reason quantitatively, and to communicate effectively in writing and speech.
Among many community activists, the notion of restructuring means heightened involvement of parents and the community in the schools' decision-making process, better articulation of schools with other community agencies, and improved postsecondary and career outcomes for high school graduates. In Chicago, for example, this activism has resulted in legislation to establish local school councils. These councils are empowered to make building-level policy and are composed of the principal, teachers, and parent and community representatives.