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UNINA9910453993803321 |
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Titolo |
When mayors take charge [[electronic resource] ] : school governance in the city / / Joseph P. Viteritti, editor |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13155-9 |
9786612131554 |
0-8157-0194-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ViterittiJoseph P. <1946-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School districts - United States - Administration |
Urban schools - United States - Administration |
Public schools - United States - Administration |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why governance matters / Joseph P. Viteritti -- General overviews -- Mayoral control : what we can and cannot learn from other cities / Jeffrey R. Henig -- Mayoral control of schools : politics, trade-offs, and outcomes / Michael W. Kirst -- Does mayoral control improve performance in urban districts? / Kenneth K. Wong -- City case studies -- Governing the Boston public schools : lessons in mayoral control / John Portz and Robert Schwartz -- Updating tradition : the institutional underpinnings of modern mayoral control in Chicago's public schools / Dorothy Shipps -- Who's afraid of a mayoral takeover of Detroit public schools? / Wilbur C. Rich -- The New York experience -- A history of public school governance in New York City / Diane Ravitch -- Parent power and mayoral control : parent and community involvement in New York City schools / Clara Hemphill -- New York : past, present, future / Joseph P. Viteritti. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Assesses the results of mayoral control nationwide, detailing the experience in three key cities: Boston and Chicago, the major prototypes for mayoral control, and Detroit, where mayoral control was |
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