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Peer reviewedNissen, Myra H. – National Elementary Principal, 1974
Examines, by means of interviews with school principals, some of the problems involved in decentralization of the New York City school system. (WM)
Descriptors: Community Control, Decentralization, Educational Change, Elementary Schools
Bacchus, Maxey; Marchiafava, Bruce – 1991
The implementation of educational reform in Chicago is discussed. Reform was initiated in Chicago to improve education for all children. A new governance structure is being created for the schools, based on the premise that schools should be under the firm direction of parents and that authority should be vested in the school community, rather…
Descriptors: Community Control, Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Clinchy, Evans – Equity and Choice, 1989
Describes the plan to decentralize all public schools in Chicago (Illinois). The following unique features are discussed: (1) local school councils governing each school; (2) principals' responsibilities; (3) central school board's role; (4) specific school and system goals. (FMW)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Role, Community Control, Decentralization
Peer reviewedNiemiec, Richard P., Ed.; Walberg, Herbert J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
The Chicago (Illinois) public school system has been undergoing a major restructuring that has shifted responsibility for running the schools to local school councils. The nine articles of this issue bring together opinions and research of a diverse group of authors with multiple perspectives on the effort. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Community Control, Community Involvement
Taylor, D. Garth; Lewis, Dan A. – 1988
This report is an overview of a conference on the reform of urban schools, focusing on the Chicago (Illinois) public schools. Panel discussions included the following: (1) "Parents' Role/Parental Involvement"; (2) "School-Based Management"; (3) "The Principal's Roles and Responsibilities"; (4) "Teacher…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Budgeting
