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The Work of the London School Board (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Work of the London School Board HE object of this volume is to illustrate the Educational work of the School Board for London; to elucidate the problems which were submitted to the Board when it was created in 1870 and the methods by which it has endeavoured to solve them. In order to form an adequate conception of the magnitude of the question which is about to be discussed, it must be remembered that London, for density of population, and for wealth, if not in area, may be compared to a State rather than to a city. Its total population is more than double that of Denmark or of Greece, is larger than that of Scotland, and is only slightly exceeded by that of Bavaria and of ...
Final Report of the School Board for London, 1870-1904
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Besieged
School boards are fighting for their survival. Almost everything that they do is subject to regulations handed down from city councils, state boards of education, legislatures, and courts. As recent mayoral and state takeovers in such cities as Baltimore, Chicago, and New York make abundantly clear, school boards that do not fulfill the expectations of other political players may be stripped of what few independent powers they still retain. Teachers unions exert growing influence over board decision-making processes. And with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the federal government has aggressively inserted itself into matters of local education governance. B esieged is the first ...
