Overview
The Education Reference Guide series is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various educationaltopics. This volume guides the researcher through a number of different public school policies that engage the objectivesand needs of individual schools nationwide. The essays begin with a discussion of the different types of publicschools in the United States and the policies that must be implemented to keep a school's curricula standards on parwith the rest of the country. The volume then studies how government, society, and community members can directlyand indirectly influence various aspects of public school systems.
