March 15, 1989

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Thinking About Education: 'Democratic Control' May Limit Reform

Reforms based on effective-schools research may be inconsistent with the democratic governance of public schools, according to John E. Chubb, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Terry M. Moe, associate professor of political science at Stanford University.

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Creating Effective Interagency Collaboratives

With an access to young people unrivaled by any other social institution, schools are being asked to play a greater role than ever before in serving the nonacademic needs of students, especially those who are classified as "at risk." But because they are neither health nor social-service experts, educators are understandably hesitant to take on all of the complex social problems of such children.

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