When mayors take charge [[electronic resource] ] : school governance in the city / / Joseph P. Viteritti, editor

• 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->
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II