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Failure: The Federal Miseducation of America's Children
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A comprehensive account and frank assessment of federal involvement in education is long overdue. Education policy expert Vicki E. Alger remedies this deficiency with her book, Failure: The Federal Miseducation of America’s Children.
As its title indicates, Failure makes no effort to sugar coat its findings:
As its title indicates, Failure makes no effort to sugar coat its findings:
- Created in 1979, after a lobbying campaign that spanned generations, the Department of Education has failed to live up to its promises.
- Federal involvement—whether related to testing, f...