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Historical Givens, Alternative Futures, And Federal School Policy

by Frederick M. Wirt - 1983

The federal government's role in educational policy is examined. Discussed are changes in the public's problems, needs, and attitudes, and changes in state and local government roles in school governance. The impact of the federal government on state educational policy is analyzed, and predictions are made for future federal educational policy. (Source: ERIC)

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 84 Number 3, 1983, p. 730-752
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 794, Date Accessed: 8/8/2020 11:13:06 PM

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Frederick Wirt University of Illinois E-mail Author FREDERICK M. WIRT is professor of political science at the University of Illinois. He is editor of the Lexington Books series on the politics of education and co-author (with Michael Kirst) of Schools in Conflict (McCutchan, 1982).

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