Who's in Charge Here? The Tangled Web of School Governance and Policy
| Author/creator | Epstein, Noel Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington : Brookings Institution Press |
| Description | 272 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Other author/creator | Cuban, Larry Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Darling-Hammond, Linda Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Furhman, Susan Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Hill, Paul Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Kirst, Michael Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Levin, Henry E. Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Ryan, James E. Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Sykes, Gary Contribution by |
| Summary | Annotation "Behind the scenes, a revolution is taking place in primary and secondary education. Once thought sacrosanct, the principle of local lay control has come under growing attack. In the 1970s and 1980s, governors sought greater influence by promulgating academic standards and even taking over failing schools. Mayors soon followed, with some wresting control of struggling local school systems. Atop this, the president and Congress greatly extended their reach into U.S. classrooms with enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which requires annual reading and math tests in grades 3 through 8, tougher yardsticks to measure whether pupils are making sufficient progress, and penalties for schools that persistently fall short." "In Who's in Charge Here? some of the finest minds in education cut through the confusion to analyze key issues such as the Constitution's role in allocating responsibility for education, the pros and cons of growing federal control, how to ensure a supply of talented teachers for the underprivileged, the impact of the school-choice movement, and the expanding non-academic role of schools. Other chapters explore the history of U.S. education governance and propose principles for creating a new system that especially benefits the children who are most in need."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004016556 |
| ISBN | 9780815724728 |
| ISBN | 0815724721 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780815724728 |
| Stock number | 00004445 |
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