President Obama and Education Reform [electronic resource] : The Personal and the Political /
Maranto, R.author.
McShane, M.author.
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of President Obama's education agenda. Obama's reforms have drawn skepticism from supporters of traditional public schools. Robert Maranto and Michael McShane believe that the Obama-era reforms have led to successful innovation in both the private and public sector.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 History and Policy; 2 Clashing Interests and Clashing Ideas: Myths, Pluralism, and the Educational Industrial Complex; 3 The Obama Education Agenda: The Personal is Educational; 4 No Child Left Behind and the Policy Context of the Obama Education Agenda; 5 Race to the Top: Introducing Competition for Federal Dollars (with Daniel H. Bowen); 6 Common Core Standards: Developmental, Redistributional, and Contentious
7 Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Challenging the Education Industrial Complex8 Moving Forward: Four Trends Remaking Public Schooling and how the Obama Administration Manages the Changes; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of President Obama's education agenda. Obama's reforms have drawn skepticism from supporters of traditional public schools. Robert Maranto and Michael McShane believe that the Obama-era reforms have led to successful innovation in both the private and public sector.
Obama, Barack.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Education Policy.