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ERIC Number: EJ309949
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Local Control--The Vanishing Myth in Texas.
Killian, Michael G.
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n3 p192-95 Nov 1984
Texas education's tradition of local school board autonomy is rapidly vanishing as the state takes tight control of public education, with reforms in the areas of curriculum, school management, teachers, school finance, and administration. The implementation of state mandates will now be the primary function of school boards. (DCS)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Public Education, School District Autonomy, School Policy, State Boards of Education, State School District Relationship, Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: State Local Relationship; Texas