New roles for local authorities in education. Opportunities and challenges. n the light of increasing school autonomy, this research examines how the leadership role of local authorities could be enhanced, particularly in terms of ensuring adequate leverage for councils, to enable them to plan strategically and coordinate services for their communities.By Anne Wilkin, Mary Atkinson, Karen Halsey, Annie Johnson, Richard White and Kay Kinder.

By National Foundation for Educational Research, UK.

Education Policy Resource.