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School Reform, Corporate Style: Chicago, 1880-2000 (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
Dorothy Shipps
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Description for School Reform, Corporate Style: Chicago, 1880-2000 (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
Paperback. Reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. This book chronicles how Chicago's corporate actors led, abetted, or restrained nearly every attempt to transform the city's school system. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Like other big city school systems, Chicago's has been repeatedly ""reformed"" over the last century. Yet its schools have fallen far short of citizens' expectations and left a gap between the performances of white and minority students. Many blame the educational establishment for resisting change. Other critics argue that reform occurs too often; still others claim it comes not often enough. Dorothy Shipps reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. Throughout the twentieth century, managerial reorganizations initiated by the ... Read more
Like other big city school systems, Chicago's has been repeatedly ""reformed"" over the last century. Yet its schools have fallen far short of citizens' expectations and left a gap between the performances of white and minority students. Many blame the educational establishment for resisting change. Other critics argue that reform occurs too often; still others claim it comes not often enough. Dorothy Shipps reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. Throughout the twentieth century, managerial reorganizations initiated by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Government and Public Policy
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614509
SKU
V9780700614509
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About Dorothy Shipps
Dorothy Shipps was managing director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research from 1996 to 1999. She currently is assistant professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is coeditor of Reconstructing the Common Good in Education: Coping with Intractable American Dilemmas.
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