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Reclaiming our schools : the struggle for Chicago school reform

Title
Reclaiming our schools : the struggle for Chicago school reform / by Maribeth Vander Weele ; foreword by John Callaway.
Author
Vander Weele, Maribeth.
Publication
Chicago : Loyola University Press, ©1994.

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Description
xxiv, 366 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
A Campion book
Uniform Title
Campion book
Subject
  • Public schools > Illinois > Chicago
  • School management and organization > Illinois > Chicago
  • Educational change > Illinois > Chicago
  • Educational change
  • Public schools
  • School management and organization
  • Schulreform
  • Illinois > Chicago
  • Chicago, Ill
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-356) and index.
Contents
Foreword / John Callaway -- 1. The Stakes, the Obstacles -- 2. A Whirlwind Start -- 3. Chaos on Pershing Road -- 4. Governance Affects Kids -- 5. Caretakers of Our Children -- 6. Everybody Passes -- 7. Discipline Makes a Difference -- 8. Schoolhouses in Disrepair -- 9. Revolving Leadership -- 10. Union Might -- 11. No Accountability, No Controls -- 12. A Legislative Will -- 13. Heroes on the Front Lines -- 14. Conclusion: Chaos and Hope.
ISBN
  • 0829407731
  • 9780829407730
  • 0829408126
  • 9780829408126
LCCN
93038445
OCLC
  • ocm29183266
  • 29183266
  • SCSB-8894530
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library