School Boards in America A Flawed Exercise in Democracy
School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards an...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2010, 2010
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues |
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Physical Description: | 240 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9780230117495 |