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Download full textMcKersie, Bill – 1992
The role of Chicago foundations in school reform from 1987 to 1990 is examined in this paper, with a focus on the paradoxical relationship between the city's philanthropic community and the Chicago Reform Act of 1988. Data were derived from three surveys conducted since 1987 on the levels and targets of educational grantmaking by Chicago…
Descriptors: Donors, Elementary Secondary Education, Foundation Programs, Grants
