
Splintered Accountability
State Governance and Education Reform
Arnold F. Shober(Author)
State University of New York Press
Published on 13. April 2010
Book
Hardback
307 pages
978-1-4384-3075-1 (ISBN)
Description
Detailed study of how real education reform works.
The No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the past few decades, despite the power struggle between governors, legislators, school districts, and state boards of education. Drawing upon archival sources, state budget documents, interviews, and statistical analysis, Splintered Accountability amply demonstrates that sustained education reform is best left in the hands of the relatively autonomous state departments of education in order to maintain curriculum standards, school finance, and teacher licensure systems. Comprehensive and successful education reform originates from within state education agencies, propelled by savvy state superintendents.
Arnold F. Shober is Assistant Professor of Government at Lawrence University.
The No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the past few decades, despite the power struggle between governors, legislators, school districts, and state boards of education. Drawing upon archival sources, state budget documents, interviews, and statistical analysis, Splintered Accountability amply demonstrates that sustained education reform is best left in the hands of the relatively autonomous state departments of education in order to maintain curriculum standards, school finance, and teacher licensure systems. Comprehensive and successful education reform originates from within state education agencies, propelled by savvy state superintendents.
Arnold F. Shober is Assistant Professor of Government at Lawrence University.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
9 Figures; 23 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-3075-1 (9781438430751)
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Content
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part 1
1. Introduction
2. Autonomy and Scope in Government Agencies
3. Expectations for Scope-Seeking Agencies
Part 2
4. Historical Roots of State Involvement
5. Bringing Them to the Table: Managing Interests
6. Leading by Example: State Superintendents' Influence
7. Making New Friends: Institutional Turnover
Part 3
8. The View from the Dome: Legislative Salience
9. Budgeting for Success
10.Conclusions and Implications
APPENDIX A
Historical Appendix
APPENDIX B
Statistical Appendix
APPENDIX C
A Note on the Sources
Notes
References
Index
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part 1
1. Introduction
2. Autonomy and Scope in Government Agencies
3. Expectations for Scope-Seeking Agencies
Part 2
4. Historical Roots of State Involvement
5. Bringing Them to the Table: Managing Interests
6. Leading by Example: State Superintendents' Influence
7. Making New Friends: Institutional Turnover
Part 3
8. The View from the Dome: Legislative Salience
9. Budgeting for Success
10.Conclusions and Implications
APPENDIX A
Historical Appendix
APPENDIX B
Statistical Appendix
APPENDIX C
A Note on the Sources
Notes
References
Index