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  1. Relationship between state and federal control of education
    1. Funding of education
    2. Increased federal involvement in education
    3. The role of state governments in education
    4. Direct and indirect federal influences over education
  2. Accountability, high-stakes testing and educational reform
    1. Influences of Japanese model of education on U.S. accountability reforms
    2. Political issues related to national standards and testing
    3. The relationship between testing and the focus of education
    4. Criticisms of high-stakes testing
    5. Cheating and high-stakes testing
  3. Student violence
    1. Federal government's response to school violence
    2. Components of school programs aimed at reducing school violence
  4. Control over methods of instruction
    1. Math wars
    2. Reading wars
    3. Relationship between private foundations and power in education
  5. Compulsory education
    1. Types of compulsory education laws
    2. Reasons for compulsory education
    3. Relationship between compulsory education and compulsory attendance





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