CLINTON'S EDUCATION POLICY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN THE 1990S

In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 83-97

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES KEY CLINTON ADMINISTRATION INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION AND THE FRAMEWORK THAT UNDERLIES THEM. IT THEN ADDRESSES FOUR ASPECTS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHTED BY CURRENT FEDERAL POLICY: AN EMPHASIS ON POLICY COHERENCE WITHIN AND ACROSS GOVERNMENTS; THE EMERGING IMPORTANCE OF 'NATIONAL,' AS OPPOSED TO FEDERAL, POLICY LEADERSHIP; THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE KEY ROLE OF STATES IN EDUCATION POLICY; AND, PERHAPS, MORE STABILITY IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM RELATED TO THE CONVERGENCE OF POLICY AT ALL LEVELS AROUND RESULTS OR OUTCOMES.