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Where's Room 185?Education and Urban Society, 19
HE CHANGE AGENT described in this paper is the Chicago Panel on Public School Policy and Finance, a nonprofit Illinois corporation concerned with improving public education in Chicago. The panel is a coalition of 18 civic agencies, each of which has been concerned with the public schools for some years. The panel was originally formed in 1982, shortly after the financial collapse of the Chicago Public Schools. It is modeled after a similar organization in New York City, the Educational Priorities Panel. The Chicago Panel is composed of organizations that reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the host city, including primarily white organizations such as the League of Women Voters and the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, black organizations such as the Chicago Urban League and the Woodlawn Organization (formerly of Alinsky fame), and Hispanic groups such as the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the predominantly Puerto Rican Aspira of Illinois. The panel originally focused on finance and management issues, preparing reports on budget cuts, teacher management, and revenue shortfalls. Research reports on these subjects were aimed at influencing financial management and resource procurement. Over the past several years, as the fiscal crisis of
City & Society – Wiley
Published: Dec 1, 1987
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