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"The most ambitious study ever of the impact of mayoral education control upon schools and children. Sure to be controversial because of its specific positive findings." --Michael Kirst, professor emeritus, Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research, Stanford University "The most comprehensive, rigorous, and authoritative examination to date of a reform strategy that has occasioned heated debate in cities from New York to Los Angeles. This volume is essential reading for those parents, practitioners, and policymakers serious about improving urban schools." --Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform "This empirically based, highly readable and desperately needed work will inform the discourse about the future of school reform. Every school politics watcher, academic, journalist, and activist should read this book." --Wilbur Rich, professor of political science, Wellesley College "This excellent book provides evidence-rich answers to the questions of what happens to students, teachers, schools and communities when mayors take control of --and responsibility for--education in their cities. It will and should inform policymaking now and well into the future." --Patrick J. Wolf, 21st Century Chair in School Choice, University of Arkansas
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In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public education with the overall governing of the city. "The Education Mayor" is a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. The authors seek to answer four central questions: What does school governance look like under mayoral leadership? How does mayoral control affect school and student performance? What are the key factors for success or failure of integrated governance? How does mayoral control effect practical changes in schools and classrooms? The results of their examination indicate that, although mayoral control of schools may not be appropriate for every district, it can successfully emphasize accountability across the education system, providing more leverage for each school district to strengthen its educational infrastructure and improve student performance. Based on extensive quantitative data as well as case studies, this analytical study provides a balanced look at America's education reform. As the first multidistrict empirical examination and most comprehensive overall evaluation of mayoral school reform, "The Education Mayor" is a must-read for academics, policymakers, educational administrators, and civic and political leaders concerned about public education.
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"The most ambitious study ever of the impact of mayoral education control upon schools and children. Sure to be controversial because of its specific positive findings." --Michael Kirst, professor emeritus, Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research, Stanford University "The most comprehensive, rigorous, and authoritative examination to date of a reform strategy that has occasioned heated debate in cities from New York to Los Angeles. This volume is essential reading for those parents, practitioners, and policymakers serious about improving urban schools." --Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform "This empirically based, highly readable and desperately needed work will inform the discourse about the future of school reform. Every school politics watcher, academic, journalist, and activist should read this book." --Wilbur Rich, professor of political science, Wellesley College "This excellent book provides evidence-rich answers to the questions of what happens to students, teachers, schools and communities when mayors take control of --and responsibility for--education in their cities. It will and should inform policymaking now and well into the future." --Patrick J. Wolf, 21st Century Chair in School Choice, University of Arkansas
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In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public education with the overall governing of the city. "The Education Mayor" is a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. The authors seek to answer four central questions: What does school governance look like under mayoral leadership? How does mayoral control affect school and student performance? What are the key factors for success or failure of integrated governance? How does mayoral control effect practical changes in schools and classrooms? The results of their examination indicate that, although mayoral control of schools may not be appropriate for every district, it can successfully emphasize accountability across the education system, providing more leverage for each school district to strengthen its educational infrastructure and improve student performance. Based on extensive quantitative data as well as case studies, this analytical study provides a balanced look at America's education reform. As the first multidistrict empirical examination and most comprehensive overall evaluation of mayoral school reform, "The Education Mayor" is a must-read for academics, policymakers, educational administrators, and civic and political leaders concerned about public education.
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THE RECENT TREND TOWARD MAYORAL CONTROL OF school boards represents a historic shift in urban school governance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
majority appointment power, mayoral control, mayoral involvement, integrated governance, state fixed effects, accountability agenda, education mayors, significance denoted, percent proficient, district intervention, year fixed effects, school district performance, mayoral leadership, citywide interest, lagged models, elementary achievement, district achievement, high school data, appointed school board, school board seats, online supplement, mayoral power, district governance, constituent voters, inequality ratios Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, African American, New Haven, Evaluating the Effects of Mayoral Control, The New-Style Education Mayors, Percent Hispanic, State of the City, Improve School Performance, City Council, Considering the Gap, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, United States, Los Angeles, Oakland Unified School District, Two-Year Lag, Mayor Menino, Reading Committee, One-Year Lag, Variable No Lag, Paul Vallas, Mayor Brown, Board of Education, Mayorally Governed Districts, Five-Year Lag Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
THE RECENT TREND TOWARD MAYORAL CONTROL OF school boards represents a historic shift in urban school governance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
majority appointment power, mayoral control, mayoral involvement, integrated governance, state fixed effects, accountability agenda, education mayors, significance denoted, percent proficient, district intervention, year fixed effects, school district performance, mayoral leadership, citywide interest, lagged models, elementary achievement, district achievement, high school data, appointed school board, school board seats, online supplement, mayoral power, district governance, constituent voters, inequality ratios Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, African American, New Haven, Evaluating the Effects of Mayoral Control, The New-Style Education Mayors, Percent Hispanic, State of the City, Improve School Performance, City Council, Considering the Gap, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, United States, Los Angeles, Oakland Unified School District, Two-Year Lag, Mayor Menino, Reading Committee, One-Year Lag, Variable No Lag, Paul Vallas, Mayor Brown, Board of Education, Mayorally Governed Districts, Five-Year Lag Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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