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ERIC Number: EJ390511
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reconstructing the Nation's Worst Schools.
Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n10 p802-05 Jun 1989
Shows how a grassroots, interracial coalition is working to restructure Chicago Public Schools. Under the new Illinois legislation, Chicago's present school board will be disbanded, teachers will be hired by merit, principals will lack tenure, and education rebates to facilitate school choice may be available. Includes three references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, School Choice, School Organization, Socioeconomic Status, State Legislation, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chicago Public Schools IL; Failure Analysis