ERIC Number: EJ1009763
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
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Seeking Accountability through State-Appointed Emergency District Management
Arsen, David; Mason, Mary L.
Educational Policy, v27 n2 p248-278 Mar-Apr 2013
Michigan's Local Government and School District Accountability Act of 2011 empowers the governor to appoint emergency managers (EMs) in financially troubled school districts. EMs assume all powers of the superintendent and school board. They can reshape academic programs, nullify labor contracts, and open and close schools. This article analyzes the law's political origins and early implementation. Relative to prevailing accountability mechanisms applicable to all school districts, in what respects are EM districts more accountable, and in what respects are they less accountable? Our analysis reveals that although the law concentrates control over school operations, it weakens most standard dimensions of district accountability. (Contains 15 notes.)
Descriptors: Accountability, School Districts, Superintendents, Financial Exigency, State Legislation, Educational Finance, Politics of Education, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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