03423nam 2200721Ia 450 991045792250332120200520144314.097866108131791-280-81317-20-8157-9769-9(CKB)1000000000347438(EBL)267605(OCoLC)559809015(SSID)ssj0000110429(PQKBManifestationID)12026915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110429(PQKBWorkID)10081330(PQKB)11035179(SSID)ssj0000357077(PQKBManifestationID)11261593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357077(PQKBWorkID)10352930(PQKB)11725160(MiAaPQ)EBC267605(OCoLC)59822112(MdBmJHUP)muse38530(Au-PeEL)EBL267605(CaPaEBR)ebr10078486(CaONFJC)MIL81317(EXLCZ)99100000000034743820041117d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBesieged[electronic resource] school boards and the future of education politics /William G. Howell, editorWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20051 online resource (365 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-3684-3 0-8157-3683-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Boards10. 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"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 various governance reforms"--Provided by publisher.School boardsUnited StatesSchool management and organizationUnited StatesEducationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.School boardsSchool management and organizationEducationPolitical aspects379.1/531Howell William G868008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457922503321Besieged1937630UNINA$20.9906/22/2018Educ