ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses state and federal control of education. Topics include: state control: censoring books, transgender athletes and diversity programs; federal influence and categorical aid; No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act; student privacy and big data; federal and state control through high-stakes tests and academic standards; federal and state mandated tests and equality of opportunity; testing and AI; does federal testing policy promote unethical behavior?; Federal influence over local school policies; categorical federal aid.
