| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
Besieged/ William G. Howell, editor. |
| Reminder of title: |
school boards and the future of education politics / |
| other author: |
Howell, William G. |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :Brookings Institution Press, : c2005., |
| Description: |
vii, 356 p. :ill. ;25 cm. |
| [NT 15003449]: |
Introduction / William G. Howell -- The local school district in American law / Richard Briffault -- School district consolidation and student outcomes : does size matter?/ Christopher Berry -- When mayors lead urban schools : assessing the effects of mayoral takeover / Kenneth K. Wong and Francis X. Shen -- Desegregation and school board politics : the limits of court-imposed policy change/ Luis Ricardo Fraga, Nick Rodriguez, and Bari Anhalt Erlichson -- Local school boards as authorizers of charter school / Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, and Erin Cassese -- Democratic accountability in public education/ Christopher R. Berry and William G. Howell -- Minority incorporation and local school boards / Melissa J. Marschall -- Electoral structure and the quality of representation on school boards/ Kenneth J. Meier and Eric Gonzlaez Juenke -- School house politics : expenditures, interests, and competition in school board elections / Frederick M. Hess and David L. Leal -- Teacher unions and school board elections/ Terry M. Moe -- Contextual influences on participation in school governance / David E. Campbell -- The end of local politics? / Joseph P. Viteritti -- What school boards can and cannot (or will not) accomplish / Jennifer L. Hochschild. |
| Subject: |
Education - Political aspects - United States. - |
| Online resource: |
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=130336An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| ISBN: |
0815797699 (electronic bk.) |