School's In: Federalism and the National Education Agenda

by Paul Manna

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010906
• ISBN13: 9781589010901
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"