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Congress and the classroom : from the Cold War to
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Congress and the classroom : from the Cold War to "No Child Left Behind"

Author: Lee Anderson
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : English
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lee Anderson
ISBN: 9780271032245 0271032243
OCLC Number: 123912548
Description: x, 214 p. ; 24 cm.
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?
Responsibility: Lee W. Anderson.
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