Federalism and Education - 9781641131735

Federalism and EducationOngoing Challenges and Policy Strategies in Ten Countries\nAuthor(s): Kenneth K. Wong, Felix Knpling, Mario Klling, Diana Chebenova\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781641131735, 978-1641131735\nSynopsis\nFederalism has played a central role in charting educational progress in many countries. With an evolving balance between centralization and decentralization, federalism is designed to promote accountability standards without tempering regional and local preferences. Federalism facilitates negotiations both vertically between the central authority and local entities as well as horizontally among diverse interests. Innovative educational practices are often validated by a few local entities prior to scaling up to the national level. Because of the division of revenue sources between central authority and decentralized entities, federalism encourages a certain degree of fiscal co.