| Description |
viii, 318 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 0077-5762 ; 102nd, pt. 1
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Public education's crisis of performance and legitimacy : rationale and overview of the yearbook / William Lowe Boyd -- Accountability, assessment, and performance issues : we've come a long way, or have we? / Jane Hannaway -- Liberty, democracy, and community : legitimacy in public education / Kenneth Strike -- What's wrong with public education governance in big cities and how should it be fixed? / Paul T. Hill -- Rethinking the finance system for improved student achievement / Allan Odden, Sarah Archibald and Mark Fermanich -- Breaking the mold : charter schools, contract schools, and voucher plans / Frederick M. Hess -- Vouchers, the Supreme Court, and the next political rounds / Tyll van Geel -- Rethinking the role of the community / Luvern Cunningham -- Rethinking the urban school superintendency : nontraditional leaders and new models of leadership / Joseph M. Cronin and Michael D. Usdan -- Mayoral influence, new regimes, and public school governance / Michael W. Kirst -- "Ravening tigers" under siege : teacher union legitimacy and institutional turmoil / Charles Taylor Kerchner and Bruce S. Cooper -- Educational bankruptcy, takeover, and reconstitution / James Cibulka -- Rethinking the roles of States and educational governance / Carolyn Herrington and Frances Fowler -- From the White House to the schoolhouse : greater demands and new roles / Jack Jennings. |
| Subject |
Educational accountability.
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Education and state.
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| Added Author |
Boyd, William Lowe, 1935-
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Miretzky, Debra.
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| ISBN |
0226069702 |
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