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Schachter, Ron – District Administration, 2009
Mayoral control of public schools is nothing new. Boston pioneered the practice in 1992, replacing elected school committee members with mayoral appointees. Since then, a dozen urban districts--including Cleveland, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C.--have undergone a similar change in school governance that has shifted some or most of…
Descriptors: Government School Relationship, Public Officials, Urban Schools, Public Schools
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Chambers, M. M. – Journal of Education Finance, 1977
Discusses the importance of policy-making autonomy for state universities and reviews several recent state court decisions affirming their substantial independence from interference by state legislatures or state boards of education. (JG)
Descriptors: College Administration, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
New Mexico State Board of Educational Finance, Santa Fe. – 1978
The report of the Board of Educational Finance (BEF) of New Mexico, which was required by House Memorial 15 (1978), and which describes programs and operations of two-year postsecondary institutions in the state, is divided in to three parts. Part I provides information on types of doctoral, masters, baccalaureate, and subbaccalaureate programs at…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Board of Education Policy, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
New Mexico State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Santa Fe. – 1983
A report on two- and four-year colleges in New Mexico is presented, including 50 recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education. An overview of higher education in the state and the different types of state-supported colleges is provided. Excellence in state institutions is discussed, with attention to governing boards;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Administration, College Admission