{"product_id":"political-education-christopher-t-cross-9780807755860","title":"Political Education: Setting the Course for State and Federal Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, political insider Christopher Cross updates his critically acclaimed bestseller with new chapters and important new insights into future education policy. Cross draws on his own experience in Washington, along with research and interviews, to present a highly readable history of federal education policy, from WWII to the Obama administration. The book highlights the key players who helped shape federal policy because, as Cross writes in his introduction, \"policy development is woven of personalities, events, and timing.\" This fascinating chronicle demonstrates, among other things, how federal policy has been a constant influence on what states and local districts do, especially with respect to students most at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCritical Acclaim for \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePolitical Education\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christopher Cross does an excellent, even-handed job....If we are to make intelligent choices about where the nation is headed, if we are to choose between competing approaches, it is important that we understand how and why we have come to where we are today.\" --From the Foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e, former U.S. Secretary of Education and \u003cstrong\u003eTed Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e, President of the Education Commission of the States \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christopher Cross is one of the nation's foremost authorities on federal education policy. This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand the complex issues that have shaped federal education policy in the past and are guiding this new period of a greatly enlarged federal role.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eJames B. Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e, former Governor of North Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chris Cross's analysis is not only thoroughly researched; it is an insightful and compelling reading. For those of us interested in anticipating the next steps in the evolution of public education policy in this country, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Education\u003c\/em\u003e should be required reading.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eNancy S. Grasmick\u003c\/strong\u003e, State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State Department of Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Concise but illuminating...chock-full of historical nuggets.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Education Week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is clearly written, informative, and generally well-balanced.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Harvard Educational Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Interesting and informative...Cross has done an excellent job in contextually framing federal education policy development and implementation.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rarely does one find a book on educational policy as accessible and as fact-filled as this volume by Christopher Cross...It will help educators of all stripes to better understand the how, why, and who of federal education policy.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eBook Review Digest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher T. Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807755869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807755860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Christopher T. Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080643932415,"sku":"9780807755860","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08901064-5b64-4c8f-9e38-bab316037cf1.jpg?v=1685487973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-education-christopher-t-cross-9780807755860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}