Distinguished historian and coverage analyst Maris Vinovskis examines federal K–12 schooling rules, starting with the ebook of A kingdom at Risk and concentrating on the nationwide schooling ambitions, the United States 2000, ambitions 2000, and No baby Left Behind.  as well as discussing key coverage debates, he additionally addresses the sensible points of imposing and comparing college and lecture room reforms. Drawing at the author’s specific reports operating within the division of schooling in the course of either the George H. W. Bush and invoice Clinton administrations, this significant book:

• Examines the altering social, fiscal, and family members contexts of schooling and schooling. 
• Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of nationwide schooling objectives, standards-based reforms, and the function of accountability. 
• Evaluates key guidelines reminiscent of elevated federal spending, complete White condo schooling applications, and research-based schooling techniques.
• Critiques NCLB and recommends extra life like expectancies and regulations for the profitable schooling of all children.

Maris A. Vinovskisis the college of Michigan Bentley Professor of heritage, ISR examine Professor, and Professor on the Gerald R. Ford institution of Public coverage. He was once a member of the congressionally mandated self sustaining evaluation Panels for ambitions 2000 and No baby Left Behind.

“No historian has performed greater than Maris Vinovskis to deepen our realizing of the advance of federal schooling coverage some time past 25 years. Now, in From A Nation in danger to No baby Left Behind, he levels throughout coverage rules, celebration loyalties, political maneuvering, in addition to the implementation and impression of federal guidelines. This publication is extraordinary and indispensable.”

—Carl Kaestle, Professor Emeritus, Brown University

“In this masterful and authoritative account, Maris A. Vinovskis makes use of his a number of skills as an educator, historian, social scientist, and coverage analyst to chart the meandering paths of federal academic coverage because the Reagan revolution. This e-book belongs at the shelf of somebody who desires to comprehend why such a lot of kids are nonetheless left behind.”

—William J. Reese, Professor of academic coverage experiences and historical past, collage of Wisconsin-Madison