ABSTRACT
The chapters in this book examine the tumultuous waves of education policy and politics that rolled over America’s schools in the six decades from 1950 to 2010. The work was prompted by an unfi nished book outline developed initially by William L. Boyd (1935-2008) who passed away leaving several ideas and insights in draft form. Members of the Politics of Education Association (PEA) saw in his draft outline a framework for tracing recent history and projecting the likely future of public education-not only in America but throughout the developed world. With encouragement from the PEA leadership, the three editors set about to build on these ideas and to create an edited volume analyzing key issues and interpreting the underlying storyline of the last six decades.
