Congress and the Classroom
Subtitle: From the Cold War to "No Child Left Behind"
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: September 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780271032238
Subjects: Central government policies; Philosophy of education; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Education; Education / Teaching; USA; Administration - General; Educational Policy & Reform; Public Policy - Social Policy; Educational accountability; Educational law and legislation; Federal aid to education; United States
Description: This book analyzes the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Law, compares it ot other federal education policies of the last fifty years, and shows that No Child Left Behind is an idicator of how and why conservative and liberal ideologies are gradually transforming. This is a fascinating story about the changing direction of politics today, and it will intrigue anyone interested in the history and politics of education reform.