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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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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  Read more...
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Anderson, Lee, 1961-
Congress and the classroom.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007
(OCoLC)608098533
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lee Anderson
ISBN: 9780271032245 0271032243 9780271032238 0271032235
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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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.

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