Description: Title: Failure : The Federal Miseducation of America's Children by Vicki E. Alger About the Book: For nearly 100 years the federal government left education almost entirely in the hands of the citizenry and state and local governments. But in 1979, with the creation of the US Department of Education, a sprawling bureaucracy with 153 programs, 5,000 employees, and an annual budget of approximately $70 billion, the federal government intruded itself into almost every area of K-12 and higher education. What caused this dramatic transformation? Has it improved student performance? And how can we best ensure that America’s students will get the education they need for thriving in an increasingly competitive, global economy? Education policy expert Vicki E. Alger shows that federal involvement in education has been an epic failure—a failure of programs, a fiscal failure, and a failure with educators, parents, and students. Alger assesses, identifies, and articulates the best strategy for success—namely, decentralizing education policy by ending federal involvement, returning power to state and local governments, and implementing parental choice for the citizenry. No matter where you stand on issues such as Common Core, school vouchers, federal mandates, or state sovereignty, Failure will provide insight and inspiration needed for bold solutions to our educational challenges. Alger takes up all of these issues and questions in Failure: The Federal Miseducation of America’s Children, an in-depth look at federal education policy that will enlighten and inspire reform to truly meet student needs, cut out bureaucracy, and foster flexibility and choice. Measures: 6 x 9 Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 468 pages Condition: Very good clean solid condition with clean tight unmarked pages in Very Good Dust Jacket. Stock# 49-107-1024
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Subject Area: Political Science, Education
Publication Name: Failure : the Federal Miseducation of America's Children
Publisher: Independent Institute, T.H.E.
Item Length: 9 in
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, History, Aims & Objectives, American Government / National
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.5 in
Personalized: No
Author: Vicki E. Alger
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 37.7 Oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 468 Pages
