Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-278) and indexes.
Contents:
The Charlottesville Education Summit and the national education goals
America 2000 and the national education goals
Enacting goals 2000 and reauthorizing ESEA
National education goals during the Republican revolution
Implementing the national education goals
Restructuring ESEA in the new millennium
Implementing and debating No Child Left Behind
Concluding observations.
Publisher's Summary:
Distinguished historian and policy analyst Maris Vinovskis examines federal K - 12 education policies, beginning with the publication of "A Nation at Risk" and focusing on the "National Education Goals", "America 2000", "Goals 2000", and "No Child Left Behind". In addition to discussing key policy debates, he also addresses the practical aspects of implementing and evaluating school and classroom reforms, drawing on his unique experiences working in the Department of Education during both the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. (source: Nielsen Book Data)