No Child Left Behind and the transformation of federal education policy, 1965-2005 /

McGuinn, Patrick J.

No Child Left Behind and the transformation of federal education policy, 1965-2005 / Patrick J. McGuinn. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2006. - xi, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Studies in government and public policy .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-250) and index.

Introduction : federal education policy in historical perspective -- The politics of policy regimes -- The early federal role in education to 1988 : ESEA and the equity regime -- From devolution to national goals in education : George H.W. Bush and America 2000, 1988-1992 -- Laying the foundation for a new accountability regime : Clinton, the 1992 presidential election, and Goals 2000, 1992-1994 -- Showdown : the conservative assault on the federal role in education, 1994-1996 -- Stalemate : the Republican retreat on education and the search for a new consensus, 1996-2000 -- Maneuver : George W. Bush, the 2000 election, and the new politics of education -- Convergence : the No Child Left Behind Act and the new federal education policy regime, 2001-2005 -- Conclusion : education, swing issues, and contemporary American politics -- Appendix. Interviews conducted for this study.

0700614427 (cloth : alk. paper) 0700614435 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780700614431 9780700614424

2006006836


United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.


Education and state--History--United States--20th century.
Education and state--History--United States--21st century.

LC 89 / .M35 2006