| State Takeovers and Reconstitutions (4852 words) |
 | State takeovers placing mayors in charge of school districts seem less effective for the upper grades, where the cumulative effects of many years of poor schooling are not easily reversible. |
| State takeovers and reconstitutions are not a silver-bullet solution, in part because of the diverse conditions prevailing in troubled school districts and schools. |
| In 2002, state policymakers enacted a law that abolished the locally elected board of education and put into place a board appointed by the state board of regents and a superintendent appointed by the state commissioner of education. |
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