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The education mayor improving America's schools
Title
The education mayor [electronic resource] : improving America's schools / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.].
ISBN
9781589011793 (alk. paper)
1589011791 (alk. paper)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007.
Physical Description
xv, 254 p. ; 23 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 13, 2009
Series
American governance and public policy series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Mayoral governance in education gains prominence
The historical and political context of integrated governance
The new-style education mayors
Evaluating the effects of mayoral control
Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance
Considering the gap between high- and low-performing schools
Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices
Toward strategic deployment of resources
The political dynamics in building public support for education
Mayorally governed school districts as laboratories of democracy.
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