Douglas E. Mitchell is Professor of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Riverside, USA.

Dorothy Shipps is recently retired as an Associate Professor of Education and Public Affairs from Baruch College at City University of New York, USA.

Robert L. Crowson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Progressivism and The Evolution of Education Policy
Douglas E. Mitchell

Chapter 2: Progressive Conflicts Produced Surprising Policy Changes
Douglas E. Mitchell

Chapter 3: Education Politics and Equity: An Altered Landscape in Efforts to Expand Educational Opportunity
Robert L. Crowson, Jason A. Grissom, and Catherine E. Knepp

Chapter 4: Civil Rights for Individuals and Groups
Douglas S. Reed, Tedi K.Mitchell, and Douglas E. Mitchell

Chapter 5: The Post World War II: Political Economy of Education Finance
James W. Guthrie & Elizabeth Ettema

Chapter 6: The Paradox of Curriculum Policy
Lorraine M. McDonnell

Chapter 7: The Market for Schooling
Douglas N. Harris, John F. Witte, and Jon Valant

Chapter 8: The Influence of Practice on Policy
David K. Cohen, Susan L. Moffitt, and Kelly B. Smith

Chapter 9: Disconnect by Design: College Readiness Efforts Still Hampered by Divided K-12 and Higher Education Systems
Michael Kirst and Andrea Venezia

Chapter 10: The Political Influence of Philanthropic Organizations
Sarah Reckhow and Jeffrey W. Snyder

Chapter 11: The New Politics of Educational Reform: Elites, Venues, and the Reframing of Reform
Dorothy Shipps

Chapter 12: All Together Now: The Apparent Resurgence of Locally Based Cross-Sector Collaboration
Carolyn J. Riehl and Jeffrey R. Henig

Chapter 13: Governance in Urban School Systems: Redrawing Institutional Boundaries
Kenneth K. Wong and Emily M. Farris

Chapter 14: What Have We Learned About Shaping Education Policy?
Douglas E. Mitchell, Dorothy Shipps, Robert L. Crowson

Author Bios

Shaping Education Policy is a comprehensive overview of education politics and policy, which provides conceptual guideposts for future policy development and strategies for change. Leading scholars explore the interacting social processes and the dynamics of power politics as they intersect with democratic ideals and shape school performance. Chapters cover major themes that have influenced education, including the Civil Rights Movement, federal involvement, the accountability movement, family choice, and development of nationalization and globalization. This edited collection examines how education policy in the United States has evolved over the last several decades and how the resulting policies are affecting schools and the children who attend them. This important book is a necessary resource for understanding the evolution, current status, and possibilities of educational policy and politics.