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

Contributor(s): Howell, William G | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005Description: vii, 356 p. : illISBN: 0815797699 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): School boards -- United States | School management and organization -- United States | Education -- Political aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 379.1/531 LOC classification: LB2831 | .B49 2005Online resources: Click to View 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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