Building the Federal Schoolhouse Localism and the American Education State |
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| Author:
| Reed, Douglas S. |
| Series title: | Studies in Postwar American Political Development Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-983848-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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Creating a truly national school system has, over the past fifty years, reconfigured local expectations and practices in American public education. Through a 50-year examination of Alexandria, Virginia, this book reveals how the 'education state' is nonetheless shaped by the commitments of local political regimes and their leaders and constituents.
Creating a truly national school system has, over the past fifty years, reconfigured local expectations and practices in American public education. Through a 50-year examination of Alexandria, Virginia, this book reveals how the 'education state' is nonetheless shaped by the commitments of local political regimes and their leaders and constituents.