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Manna Paul |
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Titolo |
School's in [[electronic resource] ] : federalism and the national education agenda / / Paul Manna |
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Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-58901-410-3 |
1-4356-2735-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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American governance and public policy series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education and state - United States |
Education, Elementary - United States |
Education, Secondary - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. Evidence and explanations -- pt. 3. Implications. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For most of the history of the United States, citizens and elected officials alike considered elementary and secondary education to be the quintessential state and local function. Only in the past four decades, from Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to George W. Bush's ambitious but controversial No Child Left Behind initiative, has Washington's influence over America's schools increased significantly. Today, many Americans have become more convinced that the U.S. government and the states should play an increasingly important role in th |
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