U.S. Secretaries of Education

A Short History of Their Lives and Impact

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Catherine L. Sommervold

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The book U.S. Secretaries of Education: A Short History of Their Lives & Impact by Catherine L. Sommervold is a new approach to examining education history. The first Secretary of Education took office in 1979 and, excluding interim Secretaries, there have been thirteen to date. This book contains a short biography of each Secretary of Education and discusses their activities. Also included is a table that allows for a side-by-side comparison of the Secretaries, their demographics and their budgets. U.S. Secretaries outlines the Secretaries and details about their tenure in an attempt at an objectivity with the hope to encourage critical thinking and conversations about education and education policy.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-08-15
Mått151 x 229 x 7 mm
Vikt172 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor114
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475847994

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Table of ContentsDedicationAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Shirley Hufstedler (1979-1981)Chapter 2: Terrell Bell (1981-1985)Chapter 3: William J. Bennett (1985-1988)Chapter 4: Lauro F. Cavazos (1988-1990)Chapter 5: Lamar Alexander (1991-1993)Chapter 6: Richard Riley (1993-2001)Chapter 7: Rod Paige (2001-2005)Chapter 8: Margaret Spellings (2005-2009)Chapter 9: Arne Duncan (2009-2016)Chapter 10: John King, Jr. (2016-2017)Chapter 11: Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ DeVos (2017-2021)Chapter 12: Miguel Cardona (2021-present)Chapter 13: The Acting SecretariesConclusionAppendixReferences

Dr. Cate Sommervold shines a clear and focused light on the roles of the successive Secretaries since the Department of Education’s establishment in 1979. Concise yet informative, her work conveniently contextualizes the roles of individual office holders against the shifting tides of American educational policies and debates. More holistic, in terms of events, economics and cultural trends, national contexts are unfailingly provided as well.