CEO of public schools

With the introduction of private market ideas into the school system, CEOs are generally given unilateral power to enact necessary reforms.

[9] Cleveland soon followed suit by appointing Barbara Byrd-Bennett as CEO under Mayoral Control in 1998.

The attempt to appoint a CEO of the Youngstown, Ohio school system has been met with a lawsuit.

[13] Opponents argue that it strips local control and accountability from the management of the school systems.

Byrd-Bennett was the subject of a 23-count federal indictment accusing her of executing a scheme to give a $20-million no-bid contract in return for a kick-back.