Mayoral control of the New York City schools / David Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, David.

Series:

Springer studies in work and industry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--New York (State)--New York.

School management and organization.

School improvement programs.

Administration.

Public schools.

Urban schools.

School districts.

New York (State)--New York.

School districts--New York (State)--New York--Administration.

Urban schools--New York (State)--New York--Administration.

Public schools--New York (State)--New York--Administration.

School improvement programs--New York (State)--New York--Administration.

Mayors--New York (State)--New York.

Mayors.

Physical Description:

xii, 117 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

The New York City public school system has fundamentally changed its governance four times during the past forty years. It moved in 1970 from a highly centralized bureaucracy to a more community-based decentralized system, both of which were independent of the mayor. In 2002 under mayoral control, the system again centralized and the in 2007 decentralized. In each instance, New York has been an example (for good and bad) that many other large cities follow.

The author of this timely work presents an analysis of the political and organizational dynamics of Mayor Bloomberg's and Chancellor Klein's new mode of governance and of how their management style has shaped its design and implementation. The focus is the first phase of mayoral control (2003 until the fall of 2007). The book provides a unique opportunity to assess mayoral control of the largest public school system in the United States, and the results have ramifications for other large cities that have instituted mayoral cntrol or are exploring the idea. The stimulus for the change to mayoral control comes from big city mayors, business leaders, state and city appointed and elected officials, concerned about how the schools have contributed to the U.S. economy's declining global competitiveness and social and economic problems of inner cities.

Contents:

1 Why Past Reforms Failed 1

2 Framework for Assessing Mayoral Control 13

3 Bloomberg Assumes Mayoral Control 21

4 Vision for the Transformation 27

5 Strategy 41

6 Implementation 63

7 Critical Issues for the Future 79.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113) and index.

ISBN:

9780387711416

0387711414

OCLC:

173718681