When mayors take charge : school governance in the city /
"Assesses the results of mayoral control nationwide, detailing the experience in three key cities: Boston and Chicago, the major prototypes for mayoral control, and Detroit, where mayoral control was not successful. Also provides the first in-depth examination of New York City, where the law in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2009]
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| Summary: | "Assesses the results of mayoral control nationwide, detailing the experience in three key cities: Boston and Chicago, the major prototypes for mayoral control, and Detroit, where mayoral control was not successful. Also provides the first in-depth examination of New York City, where the law installing mayoral control sunsets in 2009"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815790440 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815790449 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815790433 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815790430 (pbk. : alk. paper) |