Besieged: school boards and the future of education politics

Introduction / William G. Howell

The local school district in American law / Richard Briffault

School district consolidation and student outcomes : does size matter? / Christopher R. Berry

When mayors lead urban schools : assessing the effects of mayoral takeover / Kenneth K. Wong, Francis X. Shen

Desegregation and school board politics : the limits of court-imposed policy change / Luis Ricardo Fraga, Nick Rodriguez, Bari Anhalt Erlichson

Local school boards as authorizers of charter schools / Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, Erin Cassese

Democratic accountability in public education / Christopher R. Berry, William G. Howell

Minority incorporation and local school boards / Melissa J. Marschall

Electoral structure and the quality of representation on school boards / Kenneth J. Meier, Eric Gonzalez Juenke

School house politics : expenditures, interests, and competition in school board elections / Frederick M. Hess, David L. Leal

Teacher unions and school board elections / Terry M. Moe

Contextual influences on participation in school governance / David E. Campbell

The end of local politics? / Joseph P. Viteritti

What school boards can and cannot (or will not) accomplish / Jennifer L. Hochschild.