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Mayors and schools : minority voices and democratic tensions in urban education

Title
Mayors and schools : minority voices and democratic tensions in urban education / Stefanie Chambers.
Author
Chambers, Stefanie.
Publication
Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2006.

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Description
ix, 229 pages; 22 cm
Subject
  • Education, Urban > United States > Case studies
  • Urban minorities > Education > United States > Case studies
  • Educational change > United States > Case studies
  • Education, Urban
  • Educational change
  • Großstadt
  • Nationale Minderheit
  • Schule
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
  • Case studies
  • Case studies.
  • Études de cas.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-223) and indexes.
Contents
1 School Reform in Two American Cities 3 -- II The Politics of School Reform and Minority Political Empowerment -- 2 Big-City Mayors and the Politics of School Reform 25 -- 3 Politics and Education in the "Windy City": Chicago 42 -- 4 Politics and Education in the "Comeback City": Cleveland 64 -- III Measuring Success in Education Reform -- 5 Responsiveness and Community Incorporation 89 -- 6 Administrative Accountability to Minority Issues 128 -- 7 Reform and Measuring Student Improvement 162 -- 8 Resolving Tensions in Urban Education 187 -- Appendix Interview Questionnaires 197.
ISBN
  • 1592134688
  • 9781592134687
  • 1592134696
  • 9781592134694
LCCN
  • 2005056893
  • 9781592134687
OCLC
  • ocm62282684
  • 62282684
  • SCSB-8921362
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library