Clinton's Education Policy and Intergovernmental Relations in the 1990s

Abstract

This article describes key Clinton administration initiatives in education and the framework that underlies them. It then addresses four aspects of intergovernmental relationships highlighted by current federal policy: an emphasis on policy coherence within and across governments; the emerging importance of “national,” as opposed to federal, policy leadership; the acceptance of the key role of states in education policy; and, perhaps, more stability in the federal system related to the convergence of policy at all levels around results or outcomes.