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Navigating Treacherous Waters
Liam J. Garland
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Description for Navigating Treacherous Waters
Paperback. Offers lessons for those interested in state takeovers of local school districts. Includes a persuasive description of effective legislation, a strategy for implementation, and a comprehensive and well-researched compilation of takeover experiences. Num Pages: 72 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JNL; KJVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
At least 24 state legislatures have authorized state takeovers of local schools. This handbook assumes that state legislatures will continue endorsing takeovers as state policy, which begs an important question: how can takeovers be made effective? Garland argues that those who execute takeovers should expect a mess_racial, legal, political, and bureaucratic. This book serves as a first and chief resource for those interested in state takeovers of local school districts including a persuasive description of effective legislation, a strategy for implementation, and a comprehensive and well-researched compilation of takeover experiences. The main message is a warning that takeovers always cause ... Read more
At least 24 state legislatures have authorized state takeovers of local schools. This handbook assumes that state legislatures will continue endorsing takeovers as state policy, which begs an important question: how can takeovers be made effective? Garland argues that those who execute takeovers should expect a mess_racial, legal, political, and bureaucratic. This book serves as a first and chief resource for those interested in state takeovers of local school districts including a persuasive description of effective legislation, a strategy for implementation, and a comprehensive and well-researched compilation of takeover experiences. The main message is a warning that takeovers always cause ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780810846111
SKU
V9780810846111
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About Liam J. Garland
Liam Garland works for the city of Oakland, California, as an attorney serving low-income neighborhoods. Prior to this, he taught elementary school as a Teach for America corps member in the taken-over school district of Compton, California, and provided legal services in San Francisco jails.
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