Legal and Organizational History of School District Reorganization in New York State.

Autor/in	Woodward, Kate S.
Institution	State Univ. of New York, Ithaca. Coll. of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell Univ.
Titel	Legal and Organizational History of School District Reorganization in New York State.
Quelle	(1986), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Attitudes; Community Control; Consolidated Schools; Dissent; Educational History; Educational Legislation; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Policy Formation; Politics of Education; Rural Education; Rural Schools; School District Autonomy; School District Reorganization; State Legislation; State School District Relationship; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Consolidated school; Mittelpunktschule; Zentralschule; Dissens; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Educational policy; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Landesrecht; Staatliches Schulamt
Abstract	The history of school district consolidation in New York State reveals that nearly every set of recommendations which has encouraged consolidation has brought about widespread negative reaction from the public. Reorganization is a highly political activity in which members of the State Legislature and the State Education Department have always been involved. While school district governance in a reorganized district (and the political reaction in the school district to that reorganization) may appear to be a singularly local issue, it is not. The State Education Department and its agents are involved at each stage of the reorganization process, and their involvement is not necessarily salutary. Reorganization efforts have slowed considerably in the past 15 years. In spite of increased financial incentives to reorganize and continued discussion on the benefits of reorganization, few districts have chosen to consolidate with others or to be annexed. While the promise of lower taxes and the prospect of improved educational opportunities continue to be compelling reasons for some districts to reorganize, districts are looking closely at the political issues. Districts considering reorganization today want guarantees that they will not lose local control and the opportunity to be directly involved in their children's education. (JHZ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC