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| Equity and Choice | 1 |
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| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Clinchy, Evans – Equity and Choice, 1989
Describes the plan to decentralize all public schools in Chicago (Illinois). The following unique features are discussed: (1) local school councils governing each school; (2) principals' responsibilities; (3) central school board's role; (4) specific school and system goals. (FMW)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Role, Community Control, Decentralization
Lewis, James H. – 1990
A comparison of the racial composition of parent, community, and teacher representatives elected in autumn 1989 to Local School Councils (LSCs) in Chicago to the racial/ethnic mix of the populations they represent indicates significant racial disparity on a city-wide basis. Statistical data were analyzed from 503 of a total of 540 schools (about…
Descriptors: Blacks, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Elections
Taylor, D. Garth; Lewis, Dan A. – 1988
This report is an overview of a conference on the reform of urban schools, focusing on the Chicago (Illinois) public schools. Panel discussions included the following: (1) "Parents' Role/Parental Involvement"; (2) "School-Based Management"; (3) "The Principal's Roles and Responsibilities"; (4) "Teacher…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Budgeting
