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Governing Urban School Districts: Efforts in Los Angeles to Effect Change
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Augustine, Catherine H.; Epstein, Diana; Vuollo, Mirka – RAND Corporation, 2006
Many urban school district students are dropping out and few of the remaining ones reach state or district achievement goals. These problems make governing urban schools both difficult and important. In 2005-06, the governance structure of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was examined, debated, criticized, and praised by several…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Officials, School Districts, Governance
Public Managers, Judges, and Legislators: Redefining the "New Partnership."
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O'Leary, Rosemary; Wise, Charles R. – Public Administration Review, 1991
The Supreme Court's Missouri v Jenkins decision changed the role of school administrators as well as their ability to set priorities and control implementation. By sanctioning court-ordered taxation, it also involved legislators in the partnership, although the courts are clearly senior partners in the relationship. (SK)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Legislators
Survey of Political Participation, Employment, and Demographic Characteristics of Eleven Counties in Southern New Mexico. Volume II.
New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Santa Fe. – 1983
The report briefly outlines the population characteristics, public employment and political representation status of the Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, and Sierra counties in southern New Mexico for a 10-year period. The three sections of each profile focus on the city government, largest city in that county, and school district…
Descriptors: City Government, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Survey of Political Participation, Employment and Demographic Characteristics of Eleven Counties in Southern New Mexico. Volume I.
New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Santa Fe. – 1983
The report briefly outlines the population characteristics, public employment and political representation status of the Chaves, Curry, Eddy, Lea, and Roosevelt counties in southern New Mexico for a 10-year period. The three sections of each profile focus on the county government, largest city in that county, and school district encompassing that…
Descriptors: City Government, Economic Factors, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education