Political education : setting the course for state and federal policy / Christopher T. Cross ; with a contribution by Paul F. Manna ; foreword by Brian Sandoval & Jeremy Anderson.
How policy is created: a primer on the process. 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 / Paul F. Manna -- From Bush to Obama: NCLB lives on, and power shifts to the executive branch -- Observations and lessons learned -- What lies ahead: the evolving federal and state roles.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.