Bonnie C. Fusarelli is Assistant Professor of Education at North Carolina State University. Bruce S. Cooper is Professor of Education Leadership and Policy at Fordham University and the author and editor of many books, including Better Policies, Better Schools: Theories and Applications, coedited with Lance D. Fusarelli and E. Vance Randall.

• List of Figures and TablesForeword by Michael W. Kirstix1. Setting the Stage: Where State Power and Education MeetBruce S. Cooper and Bonnie C. FusarelliPart I. State Case Studies 2. CaliforniaLawrence O. Picus3. KentuckyTricia Browne-Ferrigno4. New JerseyBruce S. Cooper and Philip H. Nisonoff5. New YorkSandra Vergari6. TexasBrendan D. Maxcy, Andrea K. Rorrer, and  Enrique Aleman, Jr.7. KansasBruce D. Baker and Preston C. GreenPart II. Comparative and National Trends 8. The Roots of Difference in State Educational PolicyKaren Seashore, Molly Gordon, Judy Meath, and Emanda Thomas9. State Power and EquityKevin P. Brady10. The Incremental Revolution: Nationalizing Education Accountability PolicyKathryn A. McDermott and Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot11. Reading from the Top: State Impact on Reading Curriculum and InstructionMengli SongPart III. Trends and Conclusions 12. Improvement or Interference?: Reenvisioning the "State" in Education ReformLance D. FusarelliList of ContributorsIndex

Bonnie C. Fusarelli is Assistant Professor of Education at North Carolina State University. Bruce S. Cooper is Professor of Education Leadership and Policy at Fordham University and the author and editor of many books, including Better Policies, Better Schools: Theories and Applications, coedited with Lance D. Fusarelli and E. Vance Randall.

• List of Figures and TablesForeword by Michael W. Kirstix1. Setting the Stage: Where State Power and Education MeetBruce S. Cooper and Bonnie C. FusarelliPart I. State Case Studies 2. CaliforniaLawrence O. Picus3. KentuckyTricia Browne-Ferrigno4. New JerseyBruce S. Cooper and Philip H. Nisonoff5. New YorkSandra Vergari6. TexasBrendan D. Maxcy, Andrea K. Rorrer, and  Enrique Aleman, Jr.7. KansasBruce D. Baker and Preston C. GreenPart II. Comparative and National Trends 8. The Roots of Difference in State Educational PolicyKaren Seashore, Molly Gordon, Judy Meath, and Emanda Thomas9. State Power and EquityKevin P. Brady10. The Incremental Revolution: Nationalizing Education Accountability PolicyKathryn A. McDermott and Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot11. Reading from the Top: State Impact on Reading Curriculum and InstructionMengli SongPart III. Trends and Conclusions 12. Improvement or Interference?: Reenvisioning the "State" in Education ReformLance D. FusarelliList of ContributorsIndex

Bonnie C. Fusarelli is Assistant Professor of Education at North Carolina State University. Bruce S. Cooper is Professor of Education Leadership and Policy at Fordham University and the author and editor of many books, including Better Policies, Better Schools: Theories and Applications, coedited with Lance D. Fusarelli and E. Vance Randall.

• List of Figures and TablesForeword by Michael W. Kirstix1. Setting the Stage: Where State Power and Education MeetBruce S. Cooper and Bonnie C. FusarelliPart I. State Case Studies 2. CaliforniaLawrence O. Picus3. KentuckyTricia Browne-Ferrigno4. New JerseyBruce S. Cooper and Philip H. Nisonoff5. New YorkSandra Vergari6. TexasBrendan D. Maxcy, Andrea K. Rorrer, and  Enrique Aleman, Jr.7. KansasBruce D. Baker and Preston C. GreenPart II. Comparative and National Trends 8. The Roots of Difference in State Educational PolicyKaren Seashore, Molly Gordon, Judy Meath, and Emanda Thomas9. State Power and EquityKevin P. Brady10. The Incremental Revolution: Nationalizing Education Accountability PolicyKathryn A. McDermott and Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot11. Reading from the Top: State Impact on Reading Curriculum and InstructionMengli SongPart III. Trends and Conclusions 12. Improvement or Interference?: Reenvisioning the "State" in Education ReformLance D. FusarelliList of ContributorsIndex