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Bush-Obama School Reform - Lessons Learned (Hardcover)
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Bush-Obama School Reform - Lessons Learned (Hardcover)
Series: Educational Innovations Series
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Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have gathered a diverse
group of scholars to examine the shifting federal role in education
across the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and
Barack Obama. While the administrations were vastly different, one
thing remained constant: an ongoing and significant expansion of
the federal role in education. Moreover, many of the key principles
underlying federal reform remained consistent: an emphasis on
standards and test-based accountability; teacher quality as
measured by test scores; school choice; and the importance of
research in evaluating improvement initiatives. Rather than
evaluating the merits of particular reforms, the book's
contributors look at how federal involvement shaped the ways these
initiatives were taken up-and by whom-as well as the sources and
contours of political resistance. The contributors address a wide
range of topics, from standards and accountability to charter
schools to the federal role in education research and the civil
rights paradigm as a way of framing education issues. The book pays
special attention to the political dynamics that shaped the success
or failure of prominent reform initiatives, including No Child Left
Behind, Race to the Top, Common Core, and teacher evaluation, and
each chapter concludes with a series of ""Lessons Learned"" that
highlight key takeaways for moving forward. By examining the
federal role in education across two such different administrations
and over a sustained period of time, Bush-Obama School Reform
offers a wealth of insight into the factors that support or
constrain an expanded federal role in a range of education reforms
and provides invaluable guidance for a changing era.
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