@article{404435,
      author = {Howell, William G.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/404435},
      title = {Besieged school boards and the future of education  politics / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Brookings Institution Press,},
      abstract = {"Examines school board politics in U.S. cities at the end  of the twentieth century, focusing on site-based management  reforms, mayoral takeover, parental choice and competition,  and standards and accountability initiatives, as well as  the role of teacher unions, and assesses the promise of  various governance reforms"--Provided by publisher.},
      recid = {404435},
      pages = {vii, 356 p. :},
      address = {Washington, D.C. :},
      year = {2005},
}