{"product_id":"splintered-accountability-arnold-f-shober-9781438430768","title":"Splintered Accountability: State Governance and Education Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetailed study of how real education reform works.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the past few decades, despite the power struggle between governors, legislators, school districts, and state boards of education. Drawing upon archival sources, state budget documents, interviews, and statistical analysis, Splintered Accountability amply demonstrates that sustained education reform is best left in the hands of the relatively autonomous state departments of education in order to maintain curriculum standards, school finance, and teacher licensure systems. Comprehensive and successful education reform originates from within state education agencies, propelled by savvy state superintendents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold F. Shober is Assistant Professor of Government at Lawrence University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnold F. Shober\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438430760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438430768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Arnold F. Shober","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453629968639,"sku":"9781438430768","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f1698d6-c831-47e5-a5e0-a1538eff00f0.jpg?v=1777301293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/splintered-accountability-arnold-f-shober-9781438430768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}