03065cam a2200481 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007801500190009501600180011402000310013202000280016303500130019103500200020404000590022404100080028304300120029105000220030308200170032524500880034226000610043030000290049133600260052033700280054633800270057449000420060150400670064350506180071052007180132865000550204665000570210165000480215865000580220665000390226465000380230365000370234165000410237870000310241983000500245085600830250014737170BJBSDDR20251113114929.0ta070216s2007    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a  2007007018  aGBA7667072bnb7 a0138241972Uk  a9781589011793 (alk. paper)  a1589011791 (alk. paper)  a14737170  a(OCoLC)84838777  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdBTCTAdUKMdC#PdYDXCPdBWXdDLCbeng  aeng  an-us---14aLB 2805bE24 200700a379.1/53097304aThe education mayor :bimproving America's schools /cKenneth K. Wong ... [et al.].  aWashington, D.C. :bGeorgetown University Press,cc2007.  axv, 254 pages  ;c23 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aAmerican governance and public policy  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.0 aIntroduction: Mayoral governance in education gains prominence -- The historical and political context of integrated governance -- The new-style education mayors -- Evaluating the effects of mayoral control -- Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance -- Considering the gap between high- and low-performing schools -- Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices -- Toward strategic deployment of resources -- The political dynamics in building public support for education -- Mayorally governed school districts as laboratories of democracy.  a"Clearly, parents, policymakers, and researchers are all keenly interested in the relationship between mayoral leadership and city school performance. Some analysts have pointed out that there are not enough data yet for proper evaluation. Others have speculated that it may simply not be possible to connect governance reforms to district improvement. For policymakers faced with real-time decisions, however, these justifications are not sufficient. This study is motivated by a desire to take the best available data, whatever their limitations, and to produce the best possible empirical analysis of the pressing question: What impact does mayoral control have on school system performance?..." (From Preface) 0aSchool management and organizationzUnited States. 4aGestión y organización escolar zEstados Unidos  0aSchool improvement programszUnited States. 4aMejoramiento de programas escolares zEstados Unidos  0aEducational changezUnited States. 4aCambio educativozEstados Unidos  0aEducation, UrbanzUnited States. 4aEducación urbana zEstados Unidos 1 aWong, Kenneth K., d1955-  0aAmerican governance and public policy series 413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007007018.html