Determinants of Priority Conflict on City School Boards

In this article, the authors use original survey data to test the determinants of priority conflict on urban school boards in the United States. The results indicate that school district demographics, including the percentage of English language learners and education spending per pupil, impact the...

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Published in:Urban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Calif.), 2021-12, Vol.56 (10), p.1815-1835
Main Authors: Ford, Michael R., Ihrke, Douglas M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Board Administrator Relationship
Boards of Education
Conflict
Decision Making
English language
English Language Learners
Expenditure per Student
Expenditures
Governance
Governing boards
School boards
School Demography
School Districts
Strategic Planning
Superintendents
Urban areas
Urban Schools
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Summary:In this article, the authors use original survey data to test the determinants of priority conflict on urban school boards in the United States. The results indicate that school district demographics, including the percentage of English language learners and education spending per pupil, impact the extent to which urban school board members hold conflicting priorities. In addition, boards whose members indicate they engage in continuous strategic planning exhibit comparably lower levels of priority conflict. The results are of interest to scholars studying the nexus of urban governing boards and performance, as well as practitioners serving on urban governing boards.
ISSN:0042-0859
1552-8340
DOI:10.1177/0042085918770713