No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005 (Studies in Government and Public Policy)
Description
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. Patri...
ISBN(s)
0700614435, 9780700614431
