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Abstract：
Charter school policy represents two simultaneous forms of accountability, in which schools are accountable to both parents and authorizers. This study of a K-8 charter renewal decision interrogates these accountability relationships and the role of race and power in privileging the interests of particular stakeholders over others. Using counternarrative methodology and qualitative interviews and observations, we draw on critical race theory and new managerialism to make sense of the competing accounts surrounding a non-renewal process. We find four areas of tension, in which district officials subscribe to new managerialist authorizing styles that leave little room for participation from the Black and low-income school community. We conclude with recommendations for how districts can partner with communities to work toward frameworks of accountability that value the goals of multiple stakeholder groups.
摘要：
特许学校政策代表两种同时的问责形式，学校对家长和授权人都负责。这项对K-8宪章续签决定的研究询问了这些责任关系以及种族和权力在使特定利益相关者的利益优先于他人的利益方面的作用。使用反叙事方法和定性访谈和观察，我们利用批判的种族理论和新的管理主义来理解围绕不更新过程的相互竞争的账户。我们发现了四个紧张的领域，地区官员订阅新的管理主义授权风格，这些风格几乎没有黑人和低收入学校社区的参与空间。最后，我们提出了有关地区如何与社区合作以建立重视多个利益相关者团体目标的问责制框架的建议。
