Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America's Children

by Vicki E. Alger

Book Overview

For nearly 100 years the federal government left education almost entirely in the hands of the citizenry and state and local governments. But in 1979, with the creation of the US Department of Education, a sprawling bureaucracy with 153 programs, 5,000 employees, and an annual budget of approximately $70 billion, the federal government intruded itself into almost every area of K-12 and higher education. What caused this dramatic transformation? Has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159813213X
• ISBN13: 9781598132137
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Independent Institute
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"