The Control of Urban Schools /
Joseph M. Cronin.
- 262 páginas ; 21 cm.
City school boards under fire -- The politcs and powers of school boards -- The beginning of centralization, 1850-1890 -- The reorganization movemente, 1890-1900 -- The era of efficiency, 1900-1920 -- The quest for stability, 1920-1944 -- Curbing the power of the mayor,1945-1961 -- Returning control to the comminity -- Contemporary proposals for reform.