Definition
K-12 education as social policy refers to the relationship between social policies in the federal/state/local government and the use of K-12 educational policies to move forward social policies.
Introduction
In 2015, the annual budget for the United States was 3.8 trillion. Out of the 3.8 trillion, the discretionary spending for education was 69.98 billion dollars. It was the third largest section of the federal budget in that year. On average, the United States contributes 5 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) to public education. State governments in the US contribute on average 48 % of the overall cost, while local communities pay for 44 % (U.S. Education Spending 2016). Apart from national defense, no other government program is considered more valuable than exposing young people to high quality education.
Since the beginnings of education in the United States and more...
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Flannagan, J.S. (2016). K-12 Education as Social Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2627-1
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