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UNINA9910457922503321 |
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Titolo |
Besieged [[electronic resource] ] : school boards and the future of education politics / / William G. Howell, editor |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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9786610813179 |
1-280-81317-2 |
0-8157-9769-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (365 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School boards - United States |
School management and organization - United States |
Education - Political aspects - United States |
Electronic books. |
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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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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Local School District in American Law; 3. School District Consolidation and Student Outcomes: Does Size Matter?; 4. When Mayors Lead Urban Schools: Assessing the Effects of Takeover; 5. Desegregation and School Board Politics: The Limits of Court-Imposed Policy Change; 6. Local School Boards as Authorizers of Charter Schools; 7. Democratic Accountability in Public Education; 8. Minority Incorporation and Local School Boards; 9. Electoral Structure and the Quality of Representation on School Boards |
10. School House Politics: Expenditures, Interests, and Competition in School Board Elections11. Teacher Unions and School Board Elections; 12. Contextual Influences on Participation in School Governance; 13. The End of Local Politics?; 14. What School Boards Can and Cannot (or Will Not) Accomplish; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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