School Reform, Corporate Style
Subtitle: Chicago, 1880-2000 (Studies in Government and Public Policy)
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: April 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780700614509
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Organization & management of education; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Education; Education / Teaching; Illinois; Administration - General; Educational Policy & Reform; Decision Making & Problem Solving; Government - State & Provincial; History; Business and education; Case studies; Education, Urban; Educational change; Political aspects; United States
First sentence: For most of its first fifty years, the Commercial Club of Chicago competed as one of many private interests attempting to influence public policy in the growing city.