This article examines recent developments in human services contracting in New York City that, while using elements of the marketplace model, place greater focus on the core public service goals of serving communities most in need with quality and cost-effective programs. It focuses on the goals...

Improving public education has been a stated public priority in New York and across the country for several decades. Yet recent reforms have failed to alleviate – and some argue have exacerbated – segregation and social inequality by race and class. Universal pre-kindergarten is a...