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School Boards in America: Flawed, But Still Significant
Eventually, superintendents took over the operations, and the huge school boards of the 19th century - which needed many members so as to perform tasks ranging from stoking the wood stoves to interviewing teacher candidates - shrank in size. Whatever one feels about Mayor Bloomberg and the manner in which Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has operated the public school system in his behalf, it's doubtful that mayoral control will become widespread among the nation's thousands of school systems.
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Reforming a school system, reviving a city : the promise of say yes to education in Syracuse
\"Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, a former education reporter for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that supports students at every level from kindergarten through college. He traces out how Say Yes and the Syracuse school district built a coalition of partners in business, education, and local and state government, implemented a series of programs to improve the school system, and reached out to support students. Telling the story and identifying the strengths of this remarkable and replicable program, Maeroff shows how this focused, directed, and broad-based coalition has created a model for reviving the economy and civic fabric of American cities by investing in children's education\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Altered Destinies: Making Life Better for Schoolchildren in Need
Maeroff notes that the struggle to build social capital for poor children represents one of the most important endeavors in the US today. Lacking such an edge, the economically disadvantaged can barely get a toehold as they attempt to climb out of poverty.
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Assessing Alternative Assessment
For all its attractiveness, alternative assessment is fraught with complications and difficulties, as Rhode Island's experience shows. Although alternative assessment can be systematic, there are no ways to rate large numbers of performance-based tasks, portfolios, interviews, exhibits, or essays. Some standardization is necessary, and assessment must be aligned with instruction. (11 references) (MLH)
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Building Teams to Rebuild Schools
A group of educators and other interested parties can be steeped in knowledge of the change process and transformed into a team by experiences in an institute or academy specifically designed for that purpose. Team building can facilitate educational improvement by forming a nucleus of committed, risk-taking people in each school. Benefits and drawbacks are described. (seven references) (MLH)
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Focusing on Urban Education in Britain
In 1990, a U.S. study group visited primary and secondary schools in urban and disadvantaged areas throughout England, finding implications for U.S. education. England is trying to upgrade standards by implementing a national curriculum and a national assessment system. Both England and the U.S. are concerned with improving school climate and increasing educational access. (MLH)
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