LEADER 03389nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910784488303321 005 20230617004808.0 010 $a9786610813179 010 $a1-280-81317-2 010 $a0-8157-9769-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000347438 035 $a(EBL)267605 035 $a(OCoLC)559809015 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110429 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12026915 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110429 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081330 035 $a(PQKB)11035179 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357077 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11261593 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357077 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10352930 035 $a(PQKB)11725160 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC267605 035 $a(OCoLC)59822112 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38530 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL267605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10078486 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81317 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000347438 100 $a20041117d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBesieged$b[electronic resource] $eschool boards and the future of education politics /$fWilliam G. Howell, editor 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (365 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-3684-3 311 $a0-8157-3683-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a10. 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 330 $a"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. 606 $aSchool boards$zUnited States 606 $aSchool management and organization$zUnited States 606 $aEducation$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aSchool boards 615 0$aSchool management and organization 615 0$aEducation$xPolitical aspects 676 $a379.1/531 701 $aHowell$b William G$0868008 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784488303321 996 $aBesieged$93746262 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$20.99$u06/22/2018$5Educ