The Failure of Reform: Community Control and the Philadelphia Public Schools

IN PHILADELPHIA, A CITY NOTED FOR RACIAL SEGREGATION AND EDUCATIONAL FAILURE, MARK SHEDD BECAME SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN 1967. THE DECENTRALIZATION EXPERIMENT ENDED WITH THE DEPARTURE OF SHEDD AND HIS LEADING SUPPORTERS IN 1971. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR SHEDD'S PROJE...

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Published in:Urban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Calif.), 1976-01, Vol.10 (4), p.389-414
Main Author: Foley, Fred J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES
CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CONTEMPORARY CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION
FINANCIAL SERVICE, BANKS, INSURANCE SYSTEMS, SECURITIES, EXCHANGES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
REFORM, REFORMERS
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Summary:IN PHILADELPHIA, A CITY NOTED FOR RACIAL SEGREGATION AND EDUCATIONAL FAILURE, MARK SHEDD BECAME SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN 1967. THE DECENTRALIZATION EXPERIMENT ENDED WITH THE DEPARTURE OF SHEDD AND HIS LEADING SUPPORTERS IN 1971. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR SHEDD'S PROJECTS FROM THE NONWHITE AND LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITIES.
ISSN:0042-0859
1552-8340
DOI:10.1177/0042085976104006