Making the grade
Subtitle: the economic evolution of American school districts
By: William A. Fischel.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780226251301
Subjects: School districts -- United States -- History -- 20th century; School districts -- United States -- Finance; Education -- Economic aspects -- United States; Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : mobility, property, and community; title: Early American land policies and the marvelously efficient one-room school; title: Explaining the school district consolidation movement; title: "Will I see you in September?" : labor mobility and the standard school calendar; title: The economic geography of school districts; title: Education reforms and social capital in school districts.