Little research explores the relative influence of various stakeholders on school discipline policy. Using data from the SASS and ordered logistic regression, this study explores such influence while assessing variation across schools types and changes over time. Principals consistently rate themselves and teachers as the most influential…

Public charter schools (PCS) are thought to succeed because they have greater autonomy and are held more accountable than traditional public schools (TPS). Though teachers are central to this expectation, there is little evidence about whether teachers in PCS enjoy more autonomy and are held more accountable than teachers in TPS. Also, it is…

Analysis of data from the Schools and Staffing Survey shows that contradictory views of school control (teacher autonomy versus top-down bureaucracy) stem from differing emphases and assumptions. Analysis of control must consider social functions of schools, teachers' and administrators' reputed influence over decisions, level of analysis, and…