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Grant, Carl A.; Floch Arcello, Anna; Konrad, Annika M.; Swenson, Mary C. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2014
This article uses Chicago public school closings as a case study for the rise of mayoral control and the decline of democratic participation -- two common responses to stiff competition from global markets -- in urban public schools in the United States. In response to the 2013 Chicago decision to close 50 schools and move 30,000 students, this…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, School Closing, Social Justice