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When mayors take charge [[electronic resource] ] : school governance in the city / / Joseph P. Viteritti, editor
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Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina: | 379.1/530973 |
378 | |
Soggetto topico: | School districts - United States - Administration |
Urban schools - United States - Administration | |
Public schools - United States - Administration | |
Altri autori: |
ViterittiJoseph P. <1946->
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "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 not successful. Also provides the first in-depth examination of New York City, where the law installing mayoral control sunsets in 2009"--Provided by publisher. |
Titolo autorizzato: | When mayors take charge ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-13155-9 |
9786612131554 | |
0-8157-0194-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910778022203321 |
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