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To: marcher who wrote (9112)	2/20/2003 11:26:53 AM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

The post states, "I believe there is a direct correlation between the quality of a school and the degree of local control of the school." I'm not sure what is meant by this. How do you operationalize "degree of local control?" Are you suggesting that parents should tell teachers and administrators what to do? I am afraid that this is an idealized notion, a myth, with extremely doubtful support. There are plenty of examples of schools which have "local" control. The best example are private schools. They are not run by some remote administration, they are run by the people in that school. This is the way public schools were run when I was a kid. Now, in the city close to me, there are more school administers then there are teachers! In that district there are a few magnet schools which are more autonomous, are given some degree of control over what and how they teach and how they deal with students. They are excellent examples of what can be done even under the public system.

To: marcher who wrote (9112)	2/20/2003 2:06:52 PM
From: David Jones	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

OT...respond briefly to your post... First off you realize it wasn't my post but another. When first conversing with Mr. Hollingsworth who holds a Ph.D. and teaches at Berkeley I sure didn't take him as naive. Second local control of schools here in Calif is not in the least unusual it's the norm. Voters hold the purse strings and huge sums of money is reaped from local bonds. Or in some districts withheld being controlled by demographics. Thirdly I agree educational problems spring from politics. The politics of the teachers union being the largest lobby in Sacramento. Their an organization that is run from the top. With that top being heavy in administration.