Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots: Improving America's Urban Schools

Bys: Larry Cuban, Michael D. Usdan, Michael Usdan

Drastic reform measures are being implemented in growing numbers of urban communities as the public's patience has finally run out with perpetually nonperforming public schools. This authoritative and eye-opening volume examines governance changes in six cities during the 1990s, where either mayoral control of schools has occurred or where noneducators have been appointed to lead school districts. Featuring up-close, in-depth case studies of Philadelphia,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807742929
• ISBN13: 9780807742921
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"