Document Type
Introduction
Abstract
It is not surprising that the relationship between superintendents and boards of education has become frayed. ''The current pressures to improve schools and increase their accountability to the public have been one of this century's longest and most sustained periods of national attention," according to Stanford professor, Larry Cuban (cited in Goldstein, 1992, p. 15). He further noted the attention has been all negative. Often boards of education and superintendents are viewed as the persons responsible for American education that does not fare well in world comparisons, higher taxes, a struggling economy, and a host of other educational ills. The superintendent is caught in the middle of a political vice keeping the bureaucracy satisfied and the board satisfied (Goldstein). On top of all of this, state legislatures are bringing ever increasing pressure on boards of education and superintendents to transform schools, usually without providing additional funds to meet these responsibilities (Seaton, Underwood, & Fortune, 1992).
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1993 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Else, David
(1993)
"Executive Summary,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 4:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol4/iss1/4
