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Calling the Shots in Public Education: Parents, Politicians, and Educators Clash

Writing in the fall 2011 issue of Dissent Magazine, TC's Jeff Henig and co-authors Eva Gold and Elaine Simon take on the thorny issue of parental engagement in schools in the new landscape of school systems under strong mayoral control.
By Jeff Henig, Professor of Political Science and Education

This piece is part of Dissent Magazine's ongoing series, "Re-Imagining Education Reform."


Writing in the fall 2011 issue of Dissent Magazine, TC's Jeff Henig and co-authors Eva Gold and Elaine Simon take on the thorny issue of parental engagement in schools in the new landscape of school systems under strong mayoral control.

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Published Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011

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