City Schools and City Politics: Institutions and Leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis (Studies in Government and Public Policy)
by John Portz, Lana Stein, Robin R. Jones
Category: Education

An explanation of why some US cities are better at educational reform than others. It relates education to politics, showing how the whole village can be mobilized to better educate tomorrow's citizens. It is based on an 11-city study of civic capacity and urban education.