Download or read book Presidents Congress and the Public Schools written by Jack Jennings and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Presidents Congress and the Public Schools written by John F. Jennings and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."
Download or read book President s Recommendations Relating to Education written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to establish state and White House Conferences on Education, establish a National Advisory Committee on Education, and authorize research in education.
Download or read book Fatigued by School Reform written by Jack Jennings and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Federal Aid to the States for the Support of Public Schools written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Support Act of 1959 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearing Before the Committee on Education House of Representatives 70th Congress First Session on H R 7 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Expansion of Public Laws 815 and 874 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constitutional Amendment Reserving State Control Over Public Schools written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book To Create a Department of Education and to Encourage the States in the Promotion and Support of Education written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Labor and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Provide Assistance to District of Columbia Schools Affected by Federal Activities written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integration in Public Education Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Trump the Administrative Presidency and Federalism written by Frank J. Thompson and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Trump has used the federal government to promote conservative policies The presidency of Donald Trump has been unique in many respects—most obviously his flamboyant personal style and disregard for conventional niceties and factual information. But one area hasn't received as much attention as it deserves: Trump's use of the “administrative presidency,” including executive orders and regulatory changes, to reverse the policies of his predecessor and advance positions that lack widespread support in Congress. This book analyzes the dynamics and unique qualities of Trump's administrative presidency in the important policy areas of health care, education, and climate change. In each of these spheres, the arrival of the Trump administration represented a hostile takeover in which White House policy goals departed sharply from the more “liberal” ideologies and objectives of key agencies, which had been embraced by the Obama administration. Three expert authors show how Trump has continued, and even expanded, the rise of executive branch power since the Reagan years. The authors intertwine this focus with an in-depth examination of how the Trump administration's hostile takeover has drastically changed key federal policies—and reshaped who gets what from government—in the areas of health care, education, and climate change. Readers interested in the institutions of American democracy and the nation's progress (or lack thereof) in dealing with pressing policy problems will find deep insights in this book. Of particular interest is the book's examination of how the Trump administration's actions have long-term implications for American democracy.
Download or read book Status of the District of Columbia Public Schools Readiness for the 1998 1999 School Year written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Congressional hearing was held to discuss the readiness of the District of Columbia public schools for the 1998-99 school year. In the 1997-98 school year, the District's public schools had not been able to open on time because of repair work that was not completed. After opening remarks by Congress members Thomas M. Davis and Constance Morella, Constance Newman, Vice Chairman of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, spoke about the efforts underway to improve the D.C. public schools. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent of Schools for the District of Columbia, assured the Subcommittee that the schools would be opening on time and that improvements to facilities and to instruction were ongoing. Colonel Bruce Berwick of the Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for engineering technical assistance to the school system, emphasized that all schools would be able to open in safe conditions by September 1, 1998, even though all capital projects would not be completed. Arthur Turowski, Director of Portfolio Management for the Public Buildings Service of the National Capital Region of the General Services Administration, reviewed the role of that agency in the facilities repair and improvement process. Additional statements were made by these witnesses: (1) Maudine Cooper, Chairman of the school system's Emergency Transition Board; (2) Wilma Harvey, President of the elected School Board; and (3) Carlotta C. Joyner, of the U.S. General Accounting Office. Constance Newman and Arlene Ackerman summarized issues facing the D.C. schools and touched on areas related to academic achievement and the situation of charter schools. The prepared statements of each witness follow their testimony. (SLD)
Download or read book Future of Our Schools written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Education and Health and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
