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Download full textDemas, Boulton H. – 1971
When local school board members in New York City assumed office on 31 local school boards in 1969, this should have resulted in more responsive local boards with sufficient power to control local policy; but this was not the actual result. Specific examination of the decentralization bill, the politics of the election, and the election procedures…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Community Control, Community Involvement, Community Problems
Hamersma, Guadalupe – Illinois Schools Journal, 1992
The law mandating Chicago's (Illinois) school reform (Public Act 85-1418) is about governance and the control of education, more than it is about educational reform. Nevertheless, the law has had a positive impact; and despite their limitations, local school councils have gained insights into school processes and community involvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Educational Change
