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ERIC #:	ED537159
Title:	Seeking Accountability through State-Appointed Emergency District Management. Working Paper #28
Authors:	Arsen, David; Mason, Mary L.
Descriptors:	Accountability; School Districts; State Action; State Legislation; State Regulation; Policy Analysis; State Policy; State Government; Case Studies; Educational History; Intellectual History; Politics of Education; School Administration; School Accounting; Audits (Verification)
Source:	Education Policy Center, Michigan State University
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Publisher:	Education Policy Center. Michigan State University, 201 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1034. Tel: 517-355-4494; Fax: 517-432-6202; e-mail: EPC@msu.edu; Web site: http://www.epc.msu.edu
Publication Date:	2012-10-24
Pages:	38
Pub Types:	Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	Michigan's Local Government and School District Accountability Act of 2011 empowers the governor to appoint emergency managers (EMs) in financially-troubled school districts. EMs assume all powers of the superintendent and school board. They can reshape academic programs, nullify labor contracts, and open and close schools. This paper analyzes the law's political origins and early implementation. Relative to prevailing accountability mechanisms applicable to all school districts, in what respects are EM districts are more accountable, and in what respects are they less accountable? Our analysis reveals that although the law concentrates control over school operations, it weakens most standard dimensions of district accountability. (Contains 15 footnotes. Work for this article was supported in part by the Education Policy Center at Michigan State University.)
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Reference Count:	74

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Identifiers:	Michigan
Record Type:	Non-Journal
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Institutions:	Michigan State University, Education Policy Center
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Secondary Education
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