Book contents
- Responsive States
- Responsive States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Federalism and Policy Feedback
- 2 The Surprising Persistence of Unemployment Insurance
- 3 The Brief Life of the Sheppard–Towner Act
- 4 The Remarkable Expansion of Medicaid
- 5 The Rise and Demise of General Revenue Sharing
- 6 How Superfund Sowed the Seeds of Its Own Instability
- 7 No Child Left Behind and the Politics of State Resistance
- 8 Policy Design, Polarization, and the Affordable Care Act
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - No Child Left Behind and the Politics of State Resistance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 September 2019
- Responsive States
- Responsive States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Federalism and Policy Feedback
- 2 The Surprising Persistence of Unemployment Insurance
- 3 The Brief Life of the Sheppard–Towner Act
- 4 The Remarkable Expansion of Medicaid
- 5 The Rise and Demise of General Revenue Sharing
- 6 How Superfund Sowed the Seeds of Its Own Instability
- 7 No Child Left Behind and the Politics of State Resistance
- 8 Policy Design, Polarization, and the Affordable Care Act
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
When President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law on January 8, 2002, he was joined by a bipartisan group of officials that included liberal stalwarts Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and George Miller (D-CA) as well as conservatives like John Boehner (R-OH). This political diversity reflected the overwhelming support with which the measure had cleared both chambers of Congress. Republicans and Democrats alike hoped that NCLB would improve the American education system, leading to stronger academic performances by students of diverse backgrounds. This bipartisan enthusiasm dissipated remarkably quickly, however, and the effort to reauthorize NCLB eventually led to the passage of a law that was widely viewed as a repudiation of its central provisions.
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- Responsive StatesFederalism and American Public Policy, pp. 162 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019