School Boards in America : A Flawed Exercise in Democracy /

School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards an...

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Main Author:	Maeroff, Gene I. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:	Education. Administration, Organization and Leadership. Curriculum Studies. Democracy. Educational Philosophy. Educational Policy and Politics. Teaching and Teacher Education. Education and state. Education > Curricula. Education > Philosophy. School management and organization. Teaching. ducation and state. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book