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Where Does "Getting Tough" Get Us? A Look at the DC Public Schools Crisis.
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Socolar, Paul, Ed. – Action for Better Schools, 1998
The drastic actions that have been taken in the District of Columbia public schools offer many lessons for those interested in urban school reform. In November 1996, the District of Columbia's federally appointed financial control board took over the school system, firing the superintendent and replacing the elected school board with an appointed…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education