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ERIC Number: EJ557692
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Chicago School Reform: Business Control or Open Democracy?
Wrigley, Julia
Teachers College Record, v99 n1 p158-61 Fall 1997
Comments on the two preceding articles that examined Chicago's complex school reform efforts. The articles present differing views, with one emphasizing democratic and social issues related to reform and the other highlighting the organization of business leaders into a political force. They also raise questions about power, social movements, and ethnic/racial politics in urban settings. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Politics of Education, Racial Bias, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, School Councils, Social Change, Social Influences, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chicago Public Schools IL; Social Movements
Note: In special section: "Chicago School Reform."