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Direct linkWong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2007
"Mayoral takeover" has emerged as a major reform option for struggling urban districts since it was launched in Boston in 1992 and Chicago in 1995. This article examines the design, implementation, and the effects of mayoral-led school systems. Our research addresses issues that are critical to systemwide improvement: Are there variation…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, School Districts, Educational Change
The Effect of Local Reform on Title I Schoolwide Programs in Philadelphia. Publication Series No. 5.
Download full textWong, Kenneth K.; Sunderman, Gail L. – 1997
In 1995, the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school district began an initiative aimed at improving student achievement titled the Children Achieving initiative. This reform agenda introduced 10 components that included local decision making, development of standards, and increased professional development for staff. The Children Achieving agenda is…
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Educational Change
Wong, Kenneth K.; Brown, Julie – 1998
This study attempts to identify points of intersection between two layers of educational reform by analyzing how the goals of the program "Children Achieving" overlap with those of the federal Title I schoolwide programs in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District. Children Achieving was a district-wide comprehensive restructuring…
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Curriculum
Wong, Kenneth K.; Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Rutledge, Stacey; Edwards, Claudia – 2001
In 1998, the Chicago Public Schools piloted the Chicago Academic Standards Exam (CASE) to assess how well students had learned the content and processes delineated in the Chicago Academic Standards (CAS) and Frameworks. This report examines the implementation of district curricular standards and assessments and the effects on teaching in four high…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Policy
