Dubious Sovereignty: Federal Conditions of Aid and the No Child Left Behind Act
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Peabody Journal of Education
- Vol. 80 (2) , 39-56
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327930pje8002_3
Abstract
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) represents the greatest extension to date of Federal authority over public school governance. In NCLB, Congress used its conditional spending power to push states and localities into enacting particular kinds of testing and accountability policies. This article places NCLB in the context of Congress's generally increasing willingness to exert itself via conditions attached to federal financial aid. It also analyzes the implications of NCLB for federalism and intergovernmental relationships in education governance.Keywords
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