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Author:

Cross, Christopher T.

Title:

Political education : national policy comes of age / Christopher T. Cross ; foreword by Richard Riley and Ted Sanders.

Edition:

Updated ed.

Publisher:

Teachers College Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xx, 195 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Federal aid to education--United States--History--20th century.
Public schools--United States--Finance.
Education--History--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.175-182) and index.

Contents:

Setting the stage: the early history -- The Truman and Eisenhower years: impact aid and NDEA pass; construction support and general aid fail -- The Kennedy and Johnson years: failure and, finally, success -- The Nixon, Ford, and Carter years: from trust to nailing everything down -- The Reagan years: the bully pulpit and loosening the strings -- Two Bushes and a Clinton: remarkable bipartisanship expands the federal role -- Leaving no child behind / by Paul Manna -- Lessons learned from a half-century of federal policy development -- The future federal role: observations and ideas.

ISBN:

0807751510 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780807751510 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)645789895

LCCN:

2010025873

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)