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This timely book brings together a remarkable group of authors who examine the federal role in education policy and reform during the past fifty years. As Frederick M. Hess and Andrew P. Kelly note in their introduction, the book represents a determined effort to move beyond familiar and predictable debates and instead to focus on a number of questions that deserve careful and sustained attention: “What have we learned from the last half-century of federal involvement, especially the last decade or two of significant federal activity? What have we learned about which goals Uncle Sam is well-suited to pursue? What have we learned about how federal efforts play out and about the limits of what federal activity can effectively accomplish?” These questions are of heightened importance at a time when the federal role in education has expanded so dramatically—and when federal education policy is being so vigourously debated. This book—with a diverse and dynamic lineup of leading figures in education research, policy, politics, and innovation—is an indispensable contribution to our current reconsideration of education policy.

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The writing is fresh and informed--and marks an essential read for any eduwonk wishing to engage more productively in this timely conversation. -- Lauren Johnson, Education Gadfly Is an excellent, coherent and cohesive book (rare for an edited volume in education) that fills a void in the school improvement literature. -- Nina Buchanan, Teachers College Record

Carrots, Sticks, and the Bully Pulpit is a must-read for any lawmaker who wants to understand the history of federal education policy and its implications for our schools, as well as for any teacher who wonders why the classroom they entered with optimism and hope has become so mired in paperwork and bureaucracy. Robert Scott, commissioner of education, Texas

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Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and director ofeducation policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.He is the author of Cage-Busting Leadership (HarvardEducation Press, 2013). Andrew P. Kelly is the director of the Center on Higher Education Reform and a resident scholar in education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

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