Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-280) and index.
Contents
The progressives : founding an institution -- Withdrawing legitimacy : the first step in transformaton -- Exit and entrada : demographic change and politcal uncertainty -- Hollowing out : the demise of local control -- New ideas : stability in the face of turbulence -- LEARN : auditions of large-scale change -- LAAMP : enter Walter Annenberg -- Implementation : excitement and challenge in the schools -- Permanent crisis : a failing school district -- Charter schools : a parallel and converging universe -- Beyond crisis : structuring politics for a new institution -- Five policy levers : what we learned from L.A.
