Containing over 2000 entries, this three-volume work provides information on virtually every aspect of American education. Topics covered include the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, church-state controversies, debates in multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education.

Praise for the previous edition: ...the best general education encyclopedia for many libraries.—Booklist Nothing currently available has the scope of this excellent encyclopedia. Highly recommended...—Library Journal Extensively revised and updated