{"product_id":"congress-and-the-classroom-from-the-cold-war-to-no-child-left-behind-9780271032245","title":"Congress and the Classroom  From the Cold War to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew pieces of legislation have caused as much public controversy as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This book analyzes the passage of this law, compares it to other federal education policies, and shows that No Child Left Behind is an indicator of how and why conservative and liberal ideologies are gradually transforming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A solid contribution. This book brings the well-documented expansion in the federal education role together in a usefully systematic way, with the ideological rationale for each installment explored individually and in the aggregate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Andrew Rudalevige,Dickinson College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This timely study contributes to our understanding on the evolution of federal involvement in public schools. The author makes extensive use of original Congressional sources to illuminate the tension between the liberals and the conservatives through several legislative episodes leading to the No Child Left Behind legislation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kenneth Wong,Brown University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anderson, an independent education researcher, provides an excellent political history of No Child Left Behind.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—R. F. Subotnik \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lee Anderson’s analysis of the relationship between federal education policies and political ideologies is thoroughly researched, judiciously analyzed, and clearly presented.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Priscilla Wohlstetter \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Conservatives and Liberals Go to School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tHow the Camel’s Nose Got in the Tent: Historical Precedents for Federal Aid to Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tWas It Really About Sputnik? The National Defense Education Act of 1958\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tLyndon Johnson’s “Billion-Dollar Baby”: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tCivil Rights and Unfunded Mandates: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tThe House That Jimmy Built: The U.S. Department of Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tStandards-Based Reform Meets Federal Education Policy: The Goals 2000 Educate America Act\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.\tThe No Child Left Behind Act and the Federal-Control Threat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.\tWhere Is Federal Education Policy Taking Us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534929297751,"sku":"9780271032245","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271032245.jpg?v=1755858111","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/congress-and-the-classroom-from-the-cold-war-to-no-child-left-behind-9780271032245","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}