{"product_id":"education-governance-for-the-twenty-first-century-overcoming-the-structural-barriers-to-school-reform-9780815723943","title":"Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century: Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica's fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform. In this important new book, a number of leading education scholars, analysts, and practitioners show that understanding the impact of specific policy changes in areas such as standards, testing, teachers, or school choice requires careful analysis of the broader governing arrangements that influence their content, implementation, and impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEducation Governance for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively assesses the strengths and weaknesses of what remains of the old in education governance, scrutinizes how traditional governance forms are changing, and suggests how governing arrangements might be further altered to produce better educational outcomes for children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Manna, Patrick McGuinn, and their colleagues provide the analysis and alternatives that will inform attempts to adapt nineteenth and twentieth century governance structures to the new demands and opportunities of today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Governance in America: Who Leads When Everyone Is in Charge?, Patrick McGuinn and Paul Manna\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Failures of U.S. Education Governance Today, Chester E. Finn Jr. and Michael J. Petrilli\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Current Education Governance Distorts Financial Decisionmaking, Marguerite Roza\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance Challenges to Innovators within the System, Michelle R. Davis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance Challenges to Innovators outside the System, Steven F. Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking District Governance, Frederick M. Hess and Olivia M. Meeks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterstate Governance of Standards and Testing, Kathryn A. McDermott\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Governance in Performance-Based Federalism, Kenneth K. Wong\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Education Executives in the White House, State House, and Mayor's Office, Jeffrey R. Henig\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Perspectives on Education Governance and Delivery, Michael Barber\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Governance in Canada and the United States, Sandra Vergari\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation Governance in Comparative Perspective, Michael Mintrom and Richard Walley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance Lessons from the Health Care and Environment Sectors, Barry G. Rabe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Coherent and Fair Funding System, Cynthia G. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicturing a Different Governance Structure for Public Education, Paul T. Hill\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Theory to Results in Governance Reform, Kenneth J. Meier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tall Task of Education Governance Reform, Paul Manna and Patrick McGuinn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Manna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.38w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815723943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Manna\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Government and the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. \u003cb\u003ePatrick McGuinn\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science and education at Drew University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40202799186035,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5b9328ee-0095-4e38-af10-bd6ec6be2e2a.jpg?v=1656252612","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/education-governance-for-the-twenty-first-century-overcoming-the-structural-barriers-to-school-reform-9780815723943","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}