No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005

Name: No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005
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ISBN: 9780700614431

ISBN-10: 0700614435

ISBN-13: 9780700614431

Edition: 2006

Authors: Patrick J. McGuinn

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Education is intimately connected to many of the most important and contentious questions confronting American society, from race to jobs to taxes, and the competitive pressures of the global economy have only enhanced its significance. Elementary and secondary schooling has long been the province of state and local governments; but when George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, it signaled an unprecedented expansion of the federal role in public education. This book provides the first balanced, in-depth analysis of how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) became law. Patrick McGuinn, a political scientist with hands-on experience in secondary education, explains how this…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 6/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction-Federal Education Policy in Historical Perspective



The Politics of Policy Regimes



The Early Federal Role in Education (to 1988)-ESEA and the Equity Regime



From Devolution to National Goals in Education-George H. W. Bush and America 2000 (1988-1992)



Laying the Foundation for a New Accountability Regime-Clinton, the 1992 Presidential Election, and Goals 2000 (1992-1994)



Showdown-The Conservative Assault on the Federal Role in Education (1994-1996)



Stalemate-The Republican Retreat on Education and the Search for a New Consensus (1996-2000)



Maneuver-George W. Bush, the 2000 Election, and the New Politics of Education



Convergence-The No Child Left Behind Act and the New Federal Education Policy Regime (2001-2005)



Conclusion-Education, Swing Issues, and Contemporary American Politics



Interviews Conducted for This Study


Notes


Index