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An account of the reform of a major American urban school district, this text focuses on the battles over power, jobs, contracts, taxes and race.

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title:Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning! : Lessons From Houston
author:McAdams, Donald R.
publisher:Teachers College Press
isbn10 | asin:0807738840
print isbn13:9780807738849
ebook isbn13:9780585231624
language:English
subjectEducation, Urban--Texas--Houston--Case studies, Educational change--Texas--Houston--Case studies.
publication date:2000
lcc:LC5133.H8M32 2000eb
ddc:370/.9173/2
subject:Education, Urban--Texas--Houston--Case studies, Educational change--Texas--Houston--Case studies.
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Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools... and Winning!
Lessons from Houston
Donald R. McAdams
Page iv Published by Teachers College Press 1234 Amsterdam Avenue New - photo 2
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Published by Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027
Copyright 2000 by Teachers College, Columbia University
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McAdams, Donald R.
Fighting to save our urban schools... and winning!: lessons from Houston /
Donald R. McAdams.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8077-3884-0 (alk. paper)ISBN 0-8077-3885-9 (alk. paper)
1. Education, UrbanTexasHoustonCase studies. 2. Educational
changeTexasHoustonCase studies. I. Title.
LC5133.H8 M32 2000
370'.9173'2dc21 99-052194
ISBN 0-8077-3884-0 (paper)
ISBN 0-8077-3885-9 (cloth)
Printed on acid-free paper
Manufactured in the United States of America
07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Page v
To my wife, Anne,
my children, Shaun, Daniel, Laura, and Hanna,
and the parent activists of the Houston
Independent School District
Page vii
Contents
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
xiii
1. The Battle for Beliefs and Visions
1
Picture 3
Board and Superintendent
1
Picture 4
The Battle for Beliefs and Visions
6
Picture 5
The Departure of Joan Raymond
10
2. Empowering Houston's Schools
16
Picture 6
Building Board Unity
16
Picture 7
Hiring a New Superintendent
18
Picture 8
Empowering Houston's Schools
23
3. The Great 32 Percent Tax Increase
32
Picture 9
Developing the Blueprint
32
Picture 10
Petruzielo Recommends a Tax Increase
34
Picture 11
Houston Fights over HISD Taxes
36
4. Neighborhood Wars
46
Picture 12
Constituent Service
46
Picture 13
What Went Wrong at the Rice School?
49
Picture 14
Changing School Attendance Zones
53

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A Neighborhood Middle School for Bellaire?
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