Ronald Reagan and Education Policy

by Kevin R. Kosar

Overview

Ronald Reagan entered the presidency promising to return K-12 education policy back to states and localities. Ironically, Reagan ended up both expanding and legitimizing the federal role in schooling. How did this happen? Kevin R. Kosar answers this riddle and provides a concise introduction to Reagan’s education record. Includes: 42 pages with 7,600 words, 6 figures, 57 end notes, and a list of suggested resources for further study.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012666079
Publisher:	Studies in Governance and Politics
Publication date:	04/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	397 KB

About the Author

Kevin R. Kosar is the author of Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards, and the editor of Bridging the Gap: Higher Education and Career-Centered Welfare Reform. He created the Federal Education Policy History website, a free, nonpartisan educational resource.

Kosar has served as a peer-reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching American History Grant Program and Presidential Academies for American History and Civics programs.

His writings have appeared in scholarly and professional journals, such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration Review, and Teachers College Record; and in popular media, including The Weekly Standard magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times, New York Press, and Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers, and online publications, such as History News Network.