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03163cam a22004214a 4500 001 320264E42B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 005 200904162335.0 008 041117s2005 dcua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2004027179 020 $a 9780815736837 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0815736835 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780815736844 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 0815736843 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)57208109 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d GAO $d NIU $d SILO 050 00 $a LB2831 $b .B49 2005 082 00 $a 379.1/531 $2 22 245 0 $a Besieged : $b school boards and the future of education politics / $c William G. Howell, editor. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b Brookings Institution Press, $c c2005. 300 $a vii, 356 p. : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "Examines school board politics in U.S. cities at the end of the twentieth century, focusing on site-based management reforms, mayoral takeover, parental choice and competition, and standards and accountability initiatives, as well as the role of teacher unions, and assesses the promise of various governance reforms"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a School boards $z United States. 650 0 $a School management and organization $z United States. 650 0 $a Politics and education $z United States. 700 1 $a Howell, William G. 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004027179.html 939 $a 5366127 941 $a 6 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525035037.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180124013642.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823040645.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=320264E42B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIU 952 $l N5UX522 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search