Seeking Accountability through State-Appointed Emergency District Management

Autor/inn/en	Arsen, David; Mason, Mary L.
Titel	Seeking Accountability through State-Appointed Emergency District Management
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 27 (2013) 2, S.248-278 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904813475711
Schlagwörter	Accountability; School Districts; Superintendents; Financial Exigency; State Legislation; Educational Finance; Politics of Education; Educational Policy; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulrat; Finanzielle Härte; Landesrecht; Bildungsfonds; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Politics of education
Abstract	Michigan's Local Government and School District Accountability Act of 2011 empowers the governor to appoint emergency managers (EMs) in financially troubled school districts. EMs assume all powers of the superintendent and school board. They can reshape academic programs, nullify labor contracts, and open and close schools. This article analyzes the law's political origins and early implementation. Relative to prevailing accountability mechanisms applicable to all school districts, in what respects are EM districts more accountable, and in what respects are they less accountable? Our analysis reveals that although the law concentrates control over school operations, it weakens most standard dimensions of district accountability. (Contains 15 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10