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Philadelphia School District Deconstruction--A Case Requiring Consideration
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Lytle, James H. – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2013
This article presents the author's views about the school district deconstruction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He discusses his 30-year experience as a principal and central office administrator with the School District of Philadelphia and his involvement in the efforts to lead urban school reform in the country. He also describes the reform…
Descriptors: School Districts, Charter Schools, Principals, Urban Schools
The Right to Strike for Pennsylvania's Public Employees--Its Scope, Limits and Ramifications for the Public Employer.
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Decker, Kurt H. – Duquesne Law Review, 1978
Examines the impact of private labor rulings on Pennsylvania's public employee laws, public sector strikes and their implications, and Pennsylvania's public employee laws and the right to strike. Available from Duquesne Law Review, 901 Rockwell Hall, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; sc $3.50. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Government Employees
The Effect of Teacher Strikes on Student Achievement: New Evidence.
Caldwell, William E.; Jeffreys, Loretta M. – Government Union Review, 1983
An experimental group of 34 Pennsylvania school districts that had experienced a strike were matched with a control group of 34 nonstrike districts. Statistical analyses of grades five, eight, and 11 revealed significant strike effects in grade five scores of self-esteem, mathematics, and interest in school and learning. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality