Mayoral takeovers of big-city public education systems are extreme measures that usually reflect an attempt to reverse the decline in quality in metropolitan educational systems. This text is a practical guide for mayors, civic leaders, school board members and involved citizens. It provides guidance on how to formulate a plan-of-action for education reform and how to deal with political opposition to change.
Mayoral takeovers of big-city public education systems are extreme measures that usually reflect an attempt to reverse the decline in quality in metro...
Kate had a home, but her heart wasn't in it... or in her marriage. So she left them both. Phyllis had a home... and her heart was in it... but she wanted something more. So she shopped. Naomi had no home and her heart was in cold storage, frozen by grief and fear. So she shopped. They found one another in a department store, shopping. The problem with 'retail therapy'; you can overdose. As friendship grows between these three women, they help one another face up to their problems, realising along the way, that every heart needs a home and it takes more than a house to make one. A contemporary...
Kate had a home, but her heart wasn't in it... or in her marriage. So she left them both. Phyllis had a home... and her heart was in it... but she wan...
Deficient urban schooling remains one of America's most pressing--and stubborn--public policy problems. This important new book details and evaluates a radical and promising new approach to K-12 education reform. "Strife and Progress" explains for a broad audience the "portfolio strategy" for providing urban education--its rationale, implementation, and results. Under the portfolio strategy, cities use anything that works, indifferent to whether schools are run by the public district or private entities. It combines traditional modes of schooling with newer methods, including chartering...
Deficient urban schooling remains one of America's most pressing--and stubborn--public policy problems. This important new book details and evaluat...
