UID:
almafu_9959241312302883
Format:
1 online resource (222 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-58901-410-3
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1-4356-2735-0
Series Statement:
American governance and public policy series
Content:
For most of the history of the United States, citizens and elected officials alike considered elementary and secondary education to be the quintessential state and local function. Only in the past four decades, from Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to George W. Bush's ambitious but controversial No Child Left Behind initiative, has Washington's influence over America's schools increased significantly. Today, many Americans have become more convinced that the U.S. government and the states should play an increasingly important role in th
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. Evidence and explanations -- pt. 3. Implications.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58901-090-6
Language:
English
