From the New Deal to the War on Schools - (Justice, Power, and Politics) by Daniel S Moak (Paperback)
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- In an era defined by political polarization, both major U.S. parties have come to share a remarkably similar understanding of the education system as well as a set of punitive strategies for fixing it.
- Author(s): Daniel S Moak
- 340 Pages
- Education, Educational Policy & Reform
- Series Name: Justice, Power, and Politics
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About the Book
"In an era defined by political polarization, both major U.S. parties have come to share a remarkably similar understanding of the education system as well as a set of punitive strategies for fixing it. Combining an intellectual history of social policy with a sweeping history of the educational system, Daniel S. Moak looks beyond the rise of neoliberalism to find the origin of today's education woes in Great Society reforms"--Book Synopsis
In an era defined by political polarization, both major U.S. parties have come to share a remarkably similar understanding of the education system as well as a set of punitive strategies for fixing it. Combining an intellectual history of social policy with a sweeping history of the educational system, Daniel S. Moak looks beyond the rise of neoliberalism to find the origin of today's education woes in Great Society reforms.In the wake of World War II, a coalition of thinkers gained dominance in U.S. policymaking. They identified educational opportunity as the ideal means of addressing racial and economic inequality by incorporating individuals into a free market economy. The passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965 secured an expansive federal commitment to this goal. However, when social problems failed to improve, the underlying logic led policymakers to hold schools responsible. Moak documents how a vision of education as a panacea for society's flaws led us to turn away from redistributive economic policies and down the path to market-based reforms, No Child Left Behind, mass school closures, teacher layoffs, and other policies that plague the public education system to this day.
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"The contemporary US education system suffers from a multitude of problems: overworked and undervalued teachers, overreliance on standardized tests, and systemic racial inequality, just to name a few. Anyone seeking to understand why needs to pick up a copy of Daniel Moak's excellent book. . . . [A]n essential study in the field."--Historical Studies in Education
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.16 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 340
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Educational Policy & Reform
Series Title: Justice, Power, and Politics
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Daniel S Moak
Language: English
Street Date: July 12, 2022
TCIN: 88966548
UPC: 9781469668208
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-1789
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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