The education mayor improving America's schools

In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public educati...

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Otros Autores: Wong, Kenneth K., 1955- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press 2007.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
American governance and public policy.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public education with the overall governing of the city. The Education Mayor is a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states.The authors seek to answer four central questions: What does school governance.
Descripción Física:xv, 254 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 219-236) e índice.
ISBN:9781435627550
9781589014367