Determinants of Priority Conflict on City School Boards. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ford, Michael R.; Ihrke, Douglas M.
• Is Part Of: Urban education. Volume 56:Number 10(2021)
• Page Start: 1815
• Page End: 1835
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: school board -- governance -- priority conflict -- urban school boards; Education, Urban -- Periodicals; Enseignement en milieu urbain -- Périodiques; Éducation; Milieu urbain; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 370.91732
• DOI: 10.1177/0042085918770713
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0042-0859

Abstract

In this article, the authors use original survey data to test the determinants of priority conflict on urban school boards in the United States. The results indicate that school district demographics, including the percentage of English language learners and education spending per pupil, impact the extent to which urban school board members hold conflicting priorities. In addition, boards whose members indicate they engage in continuous strategic planning exhibit comparably lower levels of priority conflict. The results are of interest to scholars studying the nexus of urban governing boards and performance, as well as practitioners serving on urban governing boards.