Although New York City has received the bulk of publicity on the decentralization issue because of the bitter conflicts there, the issue exists in other large cities as well. Community members, especially in the ghettos, have become disenchanted with the bureaucratic organization and want to have a voice in policy decisions. Teachers, on the other…

A detailed survey of education officials, State office holders, informed citizens, and media representatives in 12 of the 15 most populous States revealed that educational organization has fragmented into the elementary-secondary and higher education levels due to the practices that developed in the past. The former level has recently fallen from…