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245 04 a| The transformation of great American school districts :b| how big cities are reshaping public education /c| edited by William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Mark Blyth.;

300 a| 207 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-192) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: institutional change in urban school districts / William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Mark Blyth -- Comparing the progressive model and contemporary formative ideas and trends / Charles Taylor Kerchner, David Menefee-Libey, Laura Steen Mulfinger -- Radical privatization in Philadelphia: the role of school district leaders as policy entrepreneurs / William Lowe Boyd, Jolley Bruce Christman, Elizabeth Useem -- Neo-Progressivism as school reform in Chicago: big change, little difference? / Dorothy Shipps -- "Plus Ça Change..." Mayoral control in New York City / Norm Fruchter -- Mayoral takeover in the District of Columbia: the need for a shake-up / Jane Hannaway, Michael D. Usdam -- The persistence of ideas in Los Angeles public school reform / David Menefee-Libey, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Laura Steen Mulfinger -- Studying education systems with the tools of institutional theory / Mark Blyth.;

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The transformation of great American school districts : how big cities are reshaping public education / edited by William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Mark Blyth.

Other author	Boyd, William Lowe, 1935-
Other author	Kershner, Charles Taylor.
Other author	Blyth, Mark, 1967-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge : Harvard Education Press, ©2008.
Description	207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Educational change--United States. Public schools--United States. Educational innovations--United States. School management and organization--United States.

Contents	Introduction: institutional change in urban school districts / William Lowe Boyd, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Mark Blyth -- Comparing the progressive model and contemporary formative ideas and trends / Charles Taylor Kerchner, David Menefee-Libey, Laura Steen Mulfinger -- Radical privatization in Philadelphia: the role of school district leaders as policy entrepreneurs / William Lowe Boyd, Jolley Bruce Christman, Elizabeth Useem -- Neo-Progressivism as school reform in Chicago: big change, little difference? / Dorothy Shipps -- "Plus Ça Change..." Mayoral control in New York City / Norm Fruchter -- Mayoral takeover in the District of Columbia: the need for a shake-up / Jane Hannaway, Michael D. Usdam -- The persistence of ideas in Los Angeles public school reform / David Menefee-Libey, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Laura Steen Mulfinger -- Studying education systems with the tools of institutional theory / Mark Blyth.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-192) and index.
ISBN	189179292X
ISBN	9781891792922
ISBN	1891792938
ISBN	9781891792939

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