Building the Federal Schoolhouse - Localism and the American Education State - Hardback - 2014

Creating a truly national school system has, over the past fifty years, reconfigured local expectations and practices in American public education. Through a 50year examination of Alexandria, Virginia, this book reveals how the education state is nonetheless shaped by the commitments of local political regimes and their leaders and constituents.
Year of publication: 2014
Pagination: 352 pages, illustrations
Format: Hardback