Corruption moves to the center: An analysis of New York's 1996 school governance law

In this Article, Professor Lydia Segal discusses the recent trend of recent ralization in the New York City public school system. She first analyzes th e justifications given for decentralization and examines the corruption and poor school performance that resulted from the new system. The author argu es that while re-centralization efforts have attempted to combat these prob lems, the revamped system has also introduced the potential for new forms o f corruption.