Educational change and the political process

Understanding U.S. ideals -- Equity -- Market-driven schooling -- Federal education policy -- Education and the courts -- State systems of education -- Local school districts and school boards -- Influential policy actors -- Problem structuring, agenda setting, and framing -- Power as a political process -- Policy formation -- Implementation -- Sustainability and scale.

Understanding U.S. ideals -- Equity -- Market-driven schooling -- Federal education policy -- Education and the courts -- State systems of education -- Local school districts and school boards -- Influential policy actors -- Problem structuring, agenda setting, and framing -- Power as a political process -- Policy formation -- Implementation -- Sustainability and scale.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION I The Structure of the U.S. Educational System -- 1 Federal Education Policy -- A Nation at Risk Catalyzing Education Reform -- The Governors Catalyze Stronger Federal Involvement -- The Obama and Trump Administrations -- Comprehension Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Further Reading -- Reference List -- 2 State Systems of Education -- History of State Control -- State Education Structures -- Referenda -- Policy Development Across States: The Story of the Common Core -- Pushback to the Common Core -- Moving Forward With the Common Core -- Comprehension Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Note -- Further Reading -- Reference List -- 3 Local School Districts, Citywide Change, and Rural Dilemmas with Daniella Hall -- School Boards -- Compositions of School Boards -- School Board Responsibilities -- Influencing the Local Level -- District Consolidation -- Community Control -- Consolidation of Power in Cities: Mayoral Control -- Policy Regimes and Civic Capacity -- Comprehension Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Further Reading -- Reference List -- 4 Influential Policy Actors -- National and State Actors -- Teachers' Unions -- Parent Teacher Association -- The New Major Actors -- Foundations -- Education Management Organizations -- Business Community -- Think Tanks -- Research-Practice Partnerships -- Comprehension Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Further Reading -- Reference List -- SECTION II The Policy Process -- 5 Public Policy and Power -- Rational Decision-Making Process -- Policy as a Political Process -- Policy as Power -- Policy as Argument -- Process Matters -- The Importance of Ethical Policy -- Defining the Policy Process -- Comprehension Questions.