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school boards and the future of education politics /

William G. Howell, editor.

Washington, D.C. :

Brookings Institution Press,

©2005.

1 online resource (vii, 356 pages) :

illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / William G. Howell -- The local school district in American law / Richard Briffault -- School district consolidation and student outcomes : does size matter? / Christopher Berry -- When mayors lead urban schools : assessing the effects of mayoral takeover / Kenneth K. Wong and Francis X. Shen -- Desegregation and school board politics : the limits of court-imposed policy change / Luis Ricardo Fraga, Nick Rodriguez, and Bari Anhalt Erlichson -- Local school boards as authorizers of charter school / Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, and Erin Cassese -- Democratic accountability in public education / Christopher R. Berry and William G. Howell -- Minority incorporation and local school boards / Melissa J. Marschall -- Electoral structure and the quality of representation on school boards / Kenneth J. Meier and Eric Gonzlaez Juenke -- School house politics : expenditures, interests, and competition in school board elections / Frederick M. Hess and David L. Leal -- Teacher unions and school board elections / Terry M. Moe -- Contextual influences on participation in school governance / David E. Campbell -- The end of local politics? / Joseph P. Viteritti -- What school boards can and cannot (or will not) accomplish / Jennifer L. Hochschild.

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"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.

JSTOR

22573/ctsfh464

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Education-- Political aspects-- United States.

School boards-- United States.

School management and organization-- United States.

EDUCATION-- Educational Policy & Reform-- General.

EDUCATION-- Finance.

Education-- Political aspects.

School boards.

School management and organization.

United States.

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Howell, William G.

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