Besieged
Subtitle: School Boards and the Future of Education Politics
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780815736837
Subjects: Educational administration; United States; Political aspects; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / Teaching; School management and organization; Education; School management and organiza; Politics and education; Government - Local; Administration - General; General; School boards
Description: "Examines school board politics in U.S. cities at the end of the twentieth century, focusing on site-based management reforms, mayoral takeover, parental choice and competition, and standards and accountability initiatives, as well as the role of teacher unions, and assesses the promise of various governance reforms"--Provided by publisher.