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The education mayor : improving America's schools /
In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public educati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | American governance and public policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public education with the overall governing of the city. The Education Mayor is a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. The authors seek to answer four central questions: What does school governance. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 254 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435627550 1435627555 9781589014367 1589014367 |