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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howell, William G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School boards--United States.

School boards.

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610813179

9781280813177

1280813172

9780815797692

0815797699

OCLC:

559809015