I need an article likely from the NY Times, but could be from another
publication, with the exact phrase "School Decentralization Goes
Awry."  Please provide citation and, if the quote is not in citation,
then the part of the article with the quote in it.  Must be between
1989 and 1992.

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 28 Aug 2003 09:07 PDT

Elizabeth --

Another example of a near-miss:
"Community Control Goes Awry in a City School Board," from the NY Times.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Clarification of Question by elizabeth199-ga on 28 Aug 2003 09:36 PDT

I know!  I thought that one might be it, but I guess not.  Thanks for the help.

My personal interest in this led me to search for your article. I
think we have many "systems of schools" these days, and very few
"school systems" remain.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the soap box.)

Check this out. It's a rehash of the 1968 NYC debates over
decentralization which went terribly awry.

WEEK IN REVIEW DESK | December 22, 1996, Sunday 
Echoes of a New York Waterloo 
By JOHN KIFNER (NYT) 1110 words 
Late Edition - Final , Section 4 , Page 5 , Column 1 

Unfortunately, you have to buy it to read it. It's $2.95, so I didn't
spend my share of the $5.00 fee to find out if it was the correct
article.

I found it with a search on the NYTIMES starting in 1996 with the
phrase <"School Decentralization" and awry>