Political education : setting the course for state and federal policy / Christopher Cross ; with a contribution by Paul F. Manna ; foreword by Brian Sandoval & Jeremy Anderson.

Author/creator Cross, Christopher T.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationNew York : Teachers College Press, [2014]
Descriptionxi, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Education--United States. --Finance.
Government aid to education--United States.
Federal aid to education--United States. --History. --20th century.
Public schools--United States. --Finance.
Education--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents How policy is created: a primer on the process. Setting the stage: the early history -- The Truman and Eisenhower years: impact aid and NDEA pass; construction support and general aid fail -- The Kennedy and Johnson years: failure and, finally, success -- The Nixon, Ford, and Carter years: from trust to nailing everything down -- The Reagan years: the bully pulpit and loosening the strings -- Two Bushes and a Clinton: remarkable bipartisanship expands the Federal role -- Leaving no child behind / Paul F. Manna -- From Bush to Obama: NCLB lives on, and power shifts to the executive branch -- Observations and lessons learned -- What lies ahead: the evolving federal and state roles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014018684
ISBN9780807755860 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807755869 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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