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Besieged : school boards and the future of education politics /

"Examines school board politics in U.S. cities at the end of the twentieth century, focusing on site-based management reforms, mayoral takeover, parental choice and competition, and standards and accountability initiatives, as well as the role of teacher unions, and assesses the promise of vari...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Howell, William G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / William G. Howell
  • The local school district in American law / Richard Briffault
  • School district consolidation and student outcomes : does size matter? / Christopher Berry
  • When mayors lead urban schools : assessing the effects of mayoral takeover / Kenneth K. Wong and Francis X. Shen
  • Desegregation and school board politics : the limits of court-imposed policy change / Luis Ricardo Fraga, Nick Rodriguez, and Bari Anhalt Erlichson
  • Local school boards as authorizers of charter school / Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, and Erin Cassese
  • Democratic accountability in public education / Christopher R. Berry and William G. Howell
  • Minority incorporation and local school boards / Melissa J. Marschall
  • Electoral structure and the quality of representation on school boards / Kenneth J. Meier and Eric Gonzlaez Juenke
  • School house politics : expenditures, interests, and competition in school board elections / Frederick M. Hess and David L. Leal
  • Teacher unions and school board elections / Terry M. Moe
  • Contextual influences on participation in school governance / David E. Campbell
  • The end of local politics? / Joseph P. Viteritti
  • What school boards can and cannot (or will not) accomplish / Jennifer L. Hochschild.