School Privatization Primer released

MIDLAND — Last June, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy released "A School Privatization Primer for Michigan School Officials, Media and Residents," the third book in the Center’s Michigan "School Management Series.

The primer discusses the scope of privatization across the country, reviews the academic literature on school districts that contract out and discusses the "request for proposals" process districts can use to solicit bids for food, custodial and transportation services.