Clevelanders to Weigh in on Mayoral Control of Schools
From
Hartford, Conn., to Los Angeles, voters next week will decide issues of
crucial importance to their schools. In some cities, voters will say
whether they are willing to foot big bills for new buildings. In
others, they will determine who should steer their schools.
One of the most significant local contests on the Nov. 5 ballot is in Cleveland, where citizens will decide whether to keep a 4-year-old system of mayoral control of their district or return to an elected school board.
Only a handful of cities have adopted the mayoral-control model, but those that have are large urban districts such as Boston, Chicago, and, most recently, New York. As school reform advocates debate the role of governance in improving achievement, the Cleveland decision...
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