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Author:

Hill, Paul Thomas, 1943-

Title:

It takes a city : getting serious about urban school reform / Paul T. Hill, Christine Campbell, James Harvey ; with Paul Herdman ... [et al.]

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xvii, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Education, Urban--United States--Administration.--Case studies.
Education, Urban--Political aspects--United States.--Case studies.
Educational change--United States.--Case studies.
Education and state--United States.--Case studies.
Education, Urban--United States.--Case studies.
School improvement programs--United States.--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Campbell, Christine, 1967-
Harvey, James, 1944-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

Contents:

The realities of urban school reform -- Lessons from six cities -- Beneath the surface: theories of action -- From wishful thinking to the realities of reform -- Holding a strategy in place -- Local politics of reform -- Getting started.

ISBN:

9780815736394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815736398 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42365448

LCCN:

99050587

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)