Besieged [[electronic resource] ] : school boards and the future of education politics / / William G. Howell, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/531
• Soggetto topico: School boards - United States; School management and organization - United States; Education - Political aspects - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HowellWilliam G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Besieged
• ISBN: 9786610813179; 1-280-81317-2; 0-8157-9769-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457922503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II