Do School District Takeovers Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of City and State Takeovers as a School Reform Strategy.

Wong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X.

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ERIC Number: EJ653610

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Do School District Takeovers Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of City and State Takeovers as a School Reform Strategy.

Wong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X.

State Education Standard, v3 n2 p19-23 Spr 2002

Evaluates the effectiveness of city and state takeovers of school districts to bring about school reform. Finds, for example, that city takeovers are linked to increases in student achievement in elementary schools and that when state takeovers produce administrative and political turmoil, student achievement suffers. (Contains 15 references.) (PKP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Money Management, School Districts, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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