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Making Parents Experts: Parents For Public Schools At The Turn Of The 21st Century, Mikayla Jordan
Making Parents Experts: Parents For Public Schools At The Turn Of The 21st Century, Mikayla Jordan
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There has been a long history of debate in the United States about whether centralized or decentralized control of schools is better or more desirable for the education of the nation’s children. This conversation has been shaped heavily by changes in federal education policy since the mid 20th century such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, No Child Left Behind in 2001, and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. The voices of parents have always been a prominent part of this dialogue as local citizens and as experts on …