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Direct linkOuchi, William G. – Education Next, 2004
Decentralization has been a popular theme in school districts for a long time. Indeed, most districts claim that they are decentralized, having latched onto the "site-based management" movement of the 1980s. Superintendents and central-office personnel point to their local school councils, staffed by parents, teachers, and school…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, School Districts, Public Schools, Urban Schools
