Description
Book SynopsisProvides an accessible, critical look at the devolution of local power in the Detroit public school system. The author examines the rise of charter schools and other private enterprises, the eclipse of control from local actors to new players and influences, and the invaluable lessons the experience holds for urban school systems.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: What Happened to Public Schools?
- Methodology
- Organization of the Book
- 2. A Brief History of School Governance Change in the United States
- From Village School to School Board Governance, 1780-1940
- The Progressive Era Schooling Regime, 1890-1940
- The Black Educational Movement
- Dissatisfaction with School Board Governance, 1960s and 1970s
- Conclusion
- 3. DECLINE: The Passage of Proposal A, 1980-1994
- The Struggle to Restore School Board Governance: Clashes with the DFT
- The HOPE Campaign, 1988-1993
- The First Assault: Proposal A
- Conclusion
- 4. DISRUPTION: Mayoral Control of DPS, 1995-2005
- Plans for Mayoral Takeover
- "This is Not Racism"
- Implementation and Failure
- Conclusion
- 5. CRISIS AND SEIZURE: Emergency Financial Management, 2006-2014
- Prelude to Emergency Financial Management
- Market-Based Reforms Come to Detroit
- A Secret Plan: Establishing the Education Achievement Authority
- Save Michigan's Public Schools
- Conclusion
- 6. DISMANTLED: Market Governance and the Rise of Betsy DeVos, 2015-2016
- The Final Rescue Plan, a System Up for Grabs
- The Rise of DeVos: A Closer Look
- Conclusion
- 7. Conclusion: Who Should Govern Public Schools?
- Market Governance, a Third Governing Pattern
- Characteristics of Market Governance
- Implications of Market Governance
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
