Besieged School Boards and the Future of Education Politics

Name: Besieged School Boards and the Future of Education Politics
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ISBN: 9780815736837

ISBN-10: 0815736835

ISBN-13: 9780815736837

Edition: 2005

Authors: William G. Howell

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School boards are fighting for their survival. Almost everything that they do is subject to regulations handed down from city councils, state boards of education, legislatures, and courts. As recent mayoral and state takeovers in such cities as Baltimore, Chicago, and New York make abundantly clear, school boards that do not fulfill the expectations of other political players may be stripped of what few independent powers they still retain. Teachers unions exert growing influence over board decision-making processes. And with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the federal government has aggressively inserted itself into matters of local education governance. Besieged is the first…

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List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication date: 4/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.99" wide x 8.93" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction




The Local School District in American Law




School District Consolidation and Student Outcomes: Does Size Matter?




When Mayors Lead Urban Schools: Assessing the Effects of Mayoral Takeover




Desegregation and School Board Politics: The Limits of Court-Imposed Policy Change




Local School Boards as Authorizers of Charter Schools




Democratic Accountability in Public Education




Minority Incorporation and Local School Boards




Electoral Structure and the Quality of Representation on School Boards




School House Politics: Expenditures, Interests, and Competition in School Board Elections




Teacher Unions and School Board Elections




Contextual Influences on Participation in School Governance




The End of Local Politics?




What School Boards Can and Cannot (or Will Not) Accomplish



Contributors


Index