School Takeovers and Enhanced Answerability.

Hunter, Richard C.; Swann, Jeff

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ERIC Number: EJ583012

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Publication Date: 1999

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School Takeovers and Enhanced Answerability.

Hunter, Richard C.; Swann, Jeff

Education and Urban Society, v31 n2 p238-54 Feb 1999

Reviews the historical and political context of school reform, examining its problems and ambiguities as a policy and offering suggestions to minimize the risks of reform in urban schools. Concludes that state takeovers are detrimental because they do not address systemic problems in the affected school systems. Contains 51 references. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, High Risk Students, School Districts, Systems Development, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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