Introduction / Frederick M. Hess and Andrew P. Kelly
The past is prologue? : federal efforts to promote equity and excellence / Maris A. Vinovskis
"Government in a box" : challenges of policy implementation in the American system / Andrew Rudalevige
Education policy in Congress : perspectives from inside and out / Charles Barone and Elizabeth DeBray
Courting education : mitigating the Seven (somewhat) Deadly Sins of education litigation / Joshua M. Dunn
The federal role in research : lessons from the field / Jane Hannaway and Mark Schneider
Incentives, information, and infrastructure : the federal role in educational innovation / Patrick McGuinn, Larry Berger, and David Stevenson
Stepping-stones to success or a bridge too far? : the federal role in educational accountability / Paul Manna and Jennifer Wallner
Uncle Sam and the nation's great city schools : reflections on a rocky relationship / Michael Casserly
Jurisdictional politics : a new federal role in education / Jal Mehta and Steven Teles
Agenda-setters and duds : a bully pulpit, indeed / Chester E. Finn Jr.
Rethinking ESEA : a zero-base reauthorization / Marshall S. Smith
Modernizing federal influence on American schools : eight key proposals for better measurement, management, and leadership / Ronald F. Ferguson
Reflections on the federal role : a half-century of hard-won lessons / Frederick M. Hess and Andrew P. Kelly.