Dismantled : the breakup of an urban school system : Detroit, 1980-2016 / Leanne Kang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kang, Leanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--Michigan--Detroit.

Public schools.

Education, Urban--Michigan--Detroit.

Education, Urban.

School management and organization--Michigan--Detroit.

School management and organization.

School boards--Michigan--Detroit.

School boards.

Charter schools--Michigan--Detroit.

Charter schools.

Michigan--Detroit.

Physical Description:

x, 133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2020]

Summary:

"All across America, our largest city school districts have been rapidly and dramatically changing. From Chicago to Detroit in the Midwest to Newark and New York in the East, charter schools continue to crop up everywhere while traditional public schools are shuttered. In what remains of public schools, school boards are increasingly bypassed or suspended by state-appointed managers who are often non-local actors and public services are increasingly privatized. This book tells the story of how as early as the 1980s, reform efforts-both state and federal-have essentially transformed Detroit's school system by introducing new education players like Betsy DeVos, who have gradually eclipsed local actors for the control of schools. I argue that Detroit's embittered school wars are fought between two fronts: a dwindling regime of native school leaders and local constituents (i.e., teachers, parents, students, community activists, etc.) against the ascension of new and outside managers. It is a story that captures the greatest school organizational change since the Progressive Era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: What Happened to Public Schools? p. 1

2 A Brief History of School Governance Change in the United States p. 9

From Village School to School Board Governance, 1780-1940 p. 10

The Progressive Era Schooling Regime, 1890-1940 p. 11

The Black Educational Movement p. 13

Dissatisfaction with School Board Governance, 1960s and 1970s p. 16

3 Decline: The Passage of Proposal A, 1980-1994 p. 21

The Struggle to Restore School Board Governance: Clashes with the DFT p. 22

The HOPE Campaign, 1988-1993 p. 24

The First Assault: Proposal A p. 27

4 Disruption: Mayoral Control of DPS, 1995-2005 p. 33

Plans for Mayoral Takeover p. 34

"This is Not Racism" p. 36

Implementation and Failure p. 38

5 Crisis and Seizure: Emergency Financial Management, 2006-2014 p. 46

Prelude to Emergency Financial Management p. 47

Market-Based Reforms Come to Detroit p. 49

A Secret Plan: Establishing the Education Achievement Authority p. 52

Save Michigan's Public Schools p. 55

6 Dismantled: Market Governance and the Rise of Betsy DeVos, 2015-2016 p. 62

The Final Rescue Plan-A System Up for Grabs p. 64

The Rise of DeVos: A Closer Look p. 70

7 Conclusion: Who Should Govern Public Schools? p. 75

Market Governance, a Third Governing Pattern p. 77

Characteristics of Market Governance p. 80

Implications of Market Governance p. 84.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kang, Leanne, Dismantled

ISBN:

9780807763827

0807763829

9780807763834

0807763837

OCLC:

1150846273