
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 19, 1994                   TAG: 9407190058
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                                 LENGTH: Short

PRIVATELY RUN SCHOOLS SHELVED

Facing apprehension from teachers, parents and the school board, Superintendent Richard D. Trumble is shelving his plans to convert some of the city's schools to privately run facilities.

``Finally, one has to realize that you can't carry this thing alone,'' Trumble said.

Trumble had announced last fall that he wanted to experiment with letting companies run schools to see whether a different management approach could boost academic achievement for the same dollars.

The superintendent said he still likes the concept of letting school-management companies run some public schools. But he questioned whether the handful of such companies now in business could really live up to promises.

by CNB