Mayors And Schools - Minority Voices And Democratic Tensions in Urban Education

Klappentext Analyzes the trend toward increased mayoral control of urban schools, using Chicago and Cleveland as case studies Zusammenfassung Analyzes the trend toward mayoral control of urban schools, using Chicago and Cleveland as case studies. The author shows that although both cities have experienced noteworthy improvements in student performance since mayoral control, the increased centralization of decision-making has reduced minority participation in democratic politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction1. School Reform in Two American CitiesPart II. The Politics of School Reform and Minority Political Empowerment2. Big-City Mayors and the Politics of School Reform; 3. Innovation and Reaction in the Politics of School Reform: Chicago; 4. The Politics of School Reform in the "Comeback City": ClevelandPart III. Measuring Success in Education Reform5. Responsiveness and Community Incorporation; 6. Administrative Accountability to Minority Issues; 7. Reform and Measuring Student ImprovementPart IV. Mayoral Control in Perspective8. Mayoral Control in Perspective

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• Autori: Stefanie Chambers
• Editore: Temple University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.06.2006
• EAN: 9781592134687
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-468-7
• Pagine: 229
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; Pädagogik, Anthropologie