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Weil, Nellie C. – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1989
Traces the changing responsibilities of boards of education in response to public attitudes and social change. Examines the impact of research reports on public school reform since the publication of "A Nation at Risk" in 1983. Emphasizes the findings of the effective schools research. (FMW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Educational Change
Woodward, Kate S. – 1986
The history of school district consolidation in New York State reveals that nearly every set of recommendations which has encouraged consolidation has brought about widespread negative reaction from the public. Reorganization is a highly political activity in which members of the State Legislature and the State Education Department have always…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Control, Consolidated Schools, Dissent
