Why Are Changes in School Governance Being Recommended?
Most of the past decade s education reforms were initiated at the state or the school level, bypassing or ignoring the school board and district office. Now reformers are zeroing in on this neglected middle level of governance, hoping that some changes perhaps a redefinition of the role of school boards, closer teamwork between board and superintendent, or experimentation with new governance structures will indirectly stimulate improved performance at the school and classroom. The latest round of debate about the most effective models for school governance was precipitated by the publication in November 1999 of Governing America s Schools: Changing the Rules, a report issued by the National Commission on Governing America s Schools and sponsored by the Education Commission of the States. The commission s report documents the variety of performance standards by which American schools are being judged. Especially problematic has been the issue of lagging performance among minority studen
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