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The story of how national leaders encouraged the establishment of national standards for education during the period 1989 to 1997, as seen by a senior staff member to the House Education and Labor committee. Focuses on the interplay between Congress, the President, and business leaders in drafting legislation towards the establishment of national standards. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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The common view today is that state schools are not good enough, and that something must be done to make them better. Setting academic standards is one way to raise the educational achievment of students. Jennings gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at how congress and the Executive Branch have wrestled with this issue, and reviews the major debates about whether or not there should be testable national standards for all American schools.
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