Preface  

PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND OF EDUCATION POLICY

Chapter 1: Policy–What It Is and Where It Comes From

Chapter 2:  Power and Education Policy   

Chapter 3:  The Economy and Demographics

Chapter 4:  The Political System and Political Culture

Chapter 5:  Values and Ideology   

PART TWO: POLICY ACTORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS

Chapter 6:  The Major Education Policy Actors  

Chapter 7:  Setting the Stage and Getting on It: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting  

Chapter 8:  Getting the Words and the Money: Policy Formulation and Policy Adoption  

Chapter 9:  Looking at Policies: Policy Instruments and Cost Effectiveness  

Chapter 10:  Policy Implementation: Getting People to Carry Out a Policy

Chapter 11:  Policy Evaluation: Determining If the Policy Works

Chapter 12:  Education Policy in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective   

Glossary

Appendix

Useful Web Sites for Following Education Policy

How to Locate Government Web Sites for Specific States

References  

Name Index