Governance Changes in Four Urban School Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Preconditions for Adopting Reforms

There is an almost universal belief that our school system is failing to educate its students. At the same time there is little agreement regarding what the problems are and how to correct them. Many urban school districts are turning to drastic reform measures, oftentimes attempting one major reform after another. This paper will address the question of whether cities which have opted to significantly change their educational system share any common characteristics related to this decision. In particular this paper will focus on four cities: Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. Given the current problems with education, and the difficulty of sustaining reforms, this question is highly relevant at the present moment.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.P.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Year

2006

Author dc:creator

• Jerolleman, Alessandra

Contributors dc:contributor

• Whelan, Robert
• Kiefer, John
• Farris, Monica

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/403

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1424