Congress and the Classroom: From the Cold War to "No Child Left Behind"

by Lee W. Anderson

Few pieces of legislation in recent years 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 of the last fifty years, and shows that No Child Left Behind is an indicator 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271032243
• ISBN13: 9780271032245
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"