1 Strong Ties in a Decentralized District: A Case Study of an Improving District Estrechos lazos en un distrito descentralizado: estudio de caso de un distrito que mejora Lisa A. Umekubo, Janet H. Chrispeels, and Alan J. Daly University of California, San Diego PUBLISHED IN PENSAMIENTO EDUCATIVO. REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN EDUCACIONAL LATINOAMERICANA Post to: Lisa A. Umekubo, Department of Education Studies, University of California, San Diego, USA Address: 483 Wykes Street, Chula Vista, California, 91911, USA E-mail: lumekubo@gmail.com