Battling Corruption in America's Public Schools
- ISBN-10
- 0674017544
- ISBN-13
- 9780674017542
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Lydia G. Segal
Description
Drawing on ten years of undercover work and research in four major school districts, Segal reveals how systemic waste and fraud siphon millions of dollars from urban classrooms. Calling for renewed powers for principals and a streamlining of oversight, she offers a bold, far-reaching plan to reclaim our schools.
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