From a nation at risk to No Child Left Behind
Subtitle: national education goals and the creation of federal education policy
By: Maris A. Vinovskis.
Publisher: Teachers College, Columbia University; Teachers College Press, Columbia University
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780807749227
Subjects: United States; Education -- Standards -- United States; Education and state -- United States
Description: Distinguished historian and policy analyst Maris Vinovskis examines federal K-12 education policies, beginning with the publication of A Nation at Risk and focusing on the National Education Goals, America 2000, Goals 2000, and No Child Left Behind. In addition to discussing key policy debates, he also addresses the practical aspects of implementing and evaluating school and classroom reforms, drawing on his unique experiences working in the Department of Education during both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Charlottesville Education Summit and the national education goals; title: America 2000 and the national education goals; title: Enacting goals 2000 and reauthorizing ESEA; title: National goals and the Republican revolution; title: Implementing the national education goals; title: Restructuring ESEA in the new millennium; title: Implementing and debating No Child Left Behind; title: Concluding observations.