When mayors take charge [electronic resource] : school governance in the city / Joseph P. Viteritti, editor.
Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946-
2009
LB2817.3 .W47 2009eb
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Title When mayors take charge [electronic resource] : school governance in the city / Joseph P. Viteritti, editor.
ISBN 9780815790440 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815790449 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815790433 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815790430 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
Language English
Description xiv, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number LB2817.3 .W47 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 379.1/530973
378
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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