The education mayor
Subtitle: improving America's schools
By: Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.].
Contributors: Wong, Kenneth K., 1955-
Series: American governance and public policy series
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589011793
Subjects: School management and organization -- United States; School improvement programs -- United States; Educational change -- United States; Education, Urban -- United States; Mayors -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The historical and political context of integrated governance; title: The new style education mayors; title: Evaluating the effects of mayoral control; title: Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance; title: Considering the gap between high and low performing schools; title: Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices; title: Toward strategic deployment of resources; title: The political dynamics in building public support for education; title: Mayoral governance of schools as laboratories of democracy.