The fight for local control : schools, suburbs, and American democracy /

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Throughout the twentieth century, local control of school districts was one of the most contentious issues in American politics. As state and federal regulation attempted to standardize public schools, conservatives defended local prerogative as a bulwark of democratic values. Yet their commitment t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scribner, Campbell F., 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:American institutions and society.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Education and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Education > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Democracy and education > United States > History > 20th century.
Educational change > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Suburban schools > United States > History > 20th century.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Éducation > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Démocratie et éducation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Enseignement > Réforme > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Écoles de banlieue > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Democracy and education
Education and state
Education > Political aspects
Educational change > Political aspects
Suburban schools
Governance
Politische Steuerung
Schulreform
Erziehung
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The meaning of local control
  • The long history of school district consolidation
  • The exurban exchange
  • The struggle for status
  • The fight for funding
  • Tax revolts
  • The battle of ideas
  • Redefining parents' rights.

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