| Description |
1 online resource (x, 214 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : conservatives and liberals go to school -- How the camel's nose got in the tent : historical precedents for federal aid to education -- Was it really about Sputnik? the National Defense Education Act of 1958 -- Lyndon Johnson's "billion-dollar baby" : the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 -- Civil rights and unfunded mandates : the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 -- The house that Jimmy built : the U.S. Department of Education -- Standards-based reform meets federal education policy : the Goals 2000: Educate America Act -- The No Child Left Behind Act and the federal-control threat -- Where is federal education policy taking us? |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States) |
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Educational accountability -- United States.
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Educational accountability. |
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United States. |
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Federal aid to education -- United States.
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Federal aid to education. |
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Educational law and legislation -- United States.
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Educational law and legislation. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1957-2001 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Anderson, Lee, 1961- Congress and the classroom. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007 9780271032245 (DLC) 2007017105 (OCoLC)123912548 |
| ISBN |
9780271056524 (electronic book) |
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0271056525 (electronic book) |
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9780271032245 |
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0271032243 |
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9780271032238 |
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0271032235 |
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