ERIC Number: EJ1438554
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
EISSN: EISSN-1543-0421
Radical Pragmatism in School Board Governance
Curtis Valentine
Theory Into Practice, v63 n3 p266-275 2024
Educational outcomes for Black & brown students are the result of well-functioning school systems overwrought with top-down bureaucracy that stifle school-based leaders from generating school-based solutions. The dominant explanation is the growing power and influence of politically-driven school board members cut off from local, national, and international best practices. Previous research has centered on the power of school boards and what can be done by school board officials with more power. The article explores the impact of school boards ceding power and giving more autonomy to school based leaders through three case studies. Findings indicate that the school districts making the greatest gains for Black & brown students are those that introduce innovation schools or schools that provide more autonomy in return for more accountability.
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Administrative Organization, Governance, Boards of Education, Power Structure, Political Issues, Institutional Autonomy, School Administration, Accountability, Racism, Elections, Superintendents, Cooperative Planning
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Language: English
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