Dr. Mike Robinson, host
of Parent Talk Live discussed the effectiveness of Mayoral governance of public
schools. According to a recent study commissioned by the Center for America
Progress entitled: Mayoral Governance
and Student Achievement: How Mayor-Led Districts Are Improving School and
Student Performance Mayoral control schools over a 15-year period were
positively associated with investment in teaching staff, more spending on
instruction, smaller student-teacher ratios, a greater percentage of resources
allocated for K-12 student support, a larger percentage of revenue from state.
Joining Dr. Robinson to
examine the efficiency of school systems lead by Mayors was Francis X. Shen,Ph.D. Dr. Shen is the co-author of the Mayoral Governance and Student Achievement:
How Mayor-Led Districts Are Improving School and Student Performance
report commissioned by Center for America Progress. Dr. Shen will discuss the findings of his
report and outline the challenges of a public school takeover.
About Dr. Francis X. Shen
Dr. Shen is an Associate
Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he teaches
Education Law and Policy. Dr. Shen conducts empirical and legal research at the
intersection of law and neuroscience, with a particular focus on the domains of
education and crime. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago, his
J.D. from Harvard Law School, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was a
doctoral fellow in the Harvard University Multidisciplinary Program in
Inequality & Social Policy, supported by the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Shen has published a number of articles on urban education governance, and
co-authored The Education Mayor (2007, Georgetown Univ. Press).
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