Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Student Achievement: A Rising Tide of Mediocrity? 9
7. 2 The Case for Federal Policy to Raise Education Standards 41
8. 3 Education Policy and Politics Before 1993 79
9. 4 The Politics of Goals 2000 113
10. 5 Title I and Voluntary National Tests 153
11. 6 The No Child Left Behind Act 183
12. 7 Improving Federal Standards Policy 201
13. Acronyms 221
14. Bibliography 223
15. Index 249
16. About the Book 259