"My real goal is to bring about systemic change in the public schools," she said.

Such a practice must effect systemic changes, internal and external.

"So we really are looking at systemic change for the outcome," she said.

More important, they say, the Mayor lost a golden opportunity to make systemic change.

He said China would not have a better future without "systemic change" in politics and culture.

"There are some systemic changes that do need to be made, and we're all for it," she said.

It will test programs that could lead to systemic change into city schools.

The state rejected his offer to settle for systemic changes.

"In my view this is a systemic change, not just good public relations."

To be sure, not all analysts see systemic changes at work.