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April 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has provided the foundation of federal education policy in the United States. In Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools, longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines the evolution of federal education policy and outlines a bold and controversial vision for its future. Jennings brings an insider’s knowledge to this account, offering a vivid analysis of federal efforts in the education arena and revealing some of the factors that shaped their enactment. His rich descriptions and lively anecdotes provide pointed lessons about the partisan climate that stymies much federal policy making today. After assessing the impacts of Title I and NCLB, and exploring the variety of ways that the federal government has intervened in education, Jennings sets forth an ambitious agenda for reframing education as a federal civil right and ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn.
In Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools, longtime policy analyst Jack Jennings examines the evolution of federal education policy and outlines a bold and controversial vision for its future. He assesses the impacts of Title I and NCLB, and explores the variety of ways that the federal government has intervened in education. He concludes by setting forth an ambitious national agenda to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn. No one knows more about ESEA and especially Title I than Jack Jennings. Here he tells a remarkably unbiased, informed, and crisp story about the politics, battles, and decisions made by Congress over the past fifty years. As Jennings makes clear, the story is not over. His conclusions propose a new and important course for Congress. Marshall (Mike) Smith, former under secretary, U.S. Department of Education Jennings has written an admirably bold proposal for overhauling the federal role in K 12 education, with an eye to both student learning and equity. Arguing that NCLB has not lived up to its promise, he presents a blueprint for an improved balance in the federal-state relationship, one providing flexibility and accountability. His ideas merit serious attention and debate. Elizabeth DeBray, professor of educational administration and policy, University of Georgia If you agree with everything in this book you probably didn't read it closely. But if you don't read it you're missing a unique account of federal education policy from someone who was in the middle of it for decades. Jennings offers a concise history and some ideas about new directions that show what federal education policy has accomplished and how much work remains. Andrew J. Rotherham, cofounder and partner, Bellwether Education Only Jack Jennings could have written this unique and important account of federal involvement in education.Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schoolsis a must-read contribution to American education policy that will stimulate important conversations about our future. Gene Wilhoit, founder and executive director, Center for Innovation in Education, and partner, Student Achievement Partners Jack Jenningsis the founder and former CEO of the Center on Education Policy. He served for twenty-seven years as a subcommittee staff director and then as general counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Michael J. Feueris the dean and professor of education at The George Washington University, and president of the National Academy of Education."
After a half-a-century of school reform, a majority of Americans consider the public schools as worse today than when they attended school. Those reforms missed the mark because they were not focused on the backgrounds of the students’ parents--by far the most important indicator of students’ progress in school. The importance of parents was documented by the Coleman Report more than 50 years ago. School reform must be continued but re-directed to over-come the power of low parental socio-economic status. The best way to improve the schools is to create a better, fairer economy providing parents with good jobs and decent wages. In the meantime, good pre-school, after-school, and other aids are needed to help students from low income families. Teacher quality, although not as influential as the parents’ backgrounds, is the second most significant indicator of student success. Teachers, like parents, have not been the focus of the attention their importance deserves. In particular, teachers should be fairly paid, and their verbal and cognitive skills improved. The Coleman Report again documented the importance of those skills more than half-a-century ago. Instead, money, time, and effort have been spent on reforms that won’t bring about great improvement because they did not address adequately those two important factors.
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education Publisher : Page : 80 pages File Size : 17,77 MB Release : 1954 Category : Education ISBN :
Considers legislation to establish state and White House Conferences on Education, establish a National Advisory Committee on Education, and authorize research in education.
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Education Publisher : Page : 110 pages File Size : 28,6 MB Release : 1930 Category : Education ISBN :
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia Publisher : Page : 172 pages File Size : 19,27 MB Release : 1922 Category : Education ISBN :
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Task Force Committee on Education Publisher : Page : 10 pages File Size : 12,44 MB Release : 1961 Category : Education ISBN :
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education Publisher : Page : 96 pages File Size : 49,66 MB Release : 1962 Category : Federal aid to education ISBN :
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