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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Impact of Centralization on Local School District Governance in Canada
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Galway, Gerald; Sheppard, Bruce; Wiens, John; Brown, Jean – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2013
Across Canada there have been numerous recent examples of incidents where the political and ideological interests of provincial governments have run counter to the mandates of school districts. In this pan-Canadian study, focus groups were conducted with school board trustees and school district superintendents to examine the relationships between…
Descriptors: Governance, Centralization, School District Autonomy, School Districts
Lessons in Leadership: Perspectives on Corporate Managerialism and Educational Reform
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Galway, Gerald – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2012
Between 1970 and 1990 enrolment in Newfoundland and Labrador schools dropped by 22 percent. The first wave of major educational reform (1990 to 2000) saw massive reductions in public school expenditures and the reduction of more than 1650 teachers. Facing continued enrolment loss and a large current account deficit, in 2004, government again…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education