The Education Mayor: Improving America's Schools

by Kenneth K. Wong

Book Overview

In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. But years before NCLB was signed, a new movement was already under way by mayors to take control of city schools from school boards and integrate the management of public education with the overall governing of the city. The Education Mayor is a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589011791
• ISBN13: 9781589011793
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher