TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hill,Paul T.
AU  - Jochim,Ashley E.
TI  - A democratic constitution for public education
SN  - 9780226200682 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - LC 89 H647d 2015
U1  - 379.73 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Chicago, London
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Education and state
KW  - United States
KW  - Educación y Estado
KW  - School management and organization
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Gestión y organización escolar
KW  - Legislación
KW  - Estados Unidos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why governance? -- What governance must accomplish and avoid -- Constitutional governance -- Checks and balances: the roles of other entities -- School rights and obligations -- Reimagining the central office -- Allocation and control of public funds -- Enacting the system into law and managing the politics of implementation -- What governance change can and cannot accomplish
N2  - America's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school - something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at. The authors offer a solution
ER  -