educational change

Explains president Barack Obama's proposals for education, discussing No Child Left Behind reform, early education, affordability of college, teacher recruitment and retention, and other aspects of his plan.

Focuses on why schools so often fail to equip children to face life as self-determining adults and the type of reform needed.

A history of secondary education in America describing centralized administrations, teacher certification, and how stumbling blocks developed.

Presents nine essays on urban school reform, discussing historical and contemporary social dynamics, cultural differences, pedagogy, physical and social environments, standards and assessment, teacher engagement, and the fostering of resiliency.

A collection of articles taken from the leading education-reform journal "Rethinking Schools" on the topics of school reform, current controversies, roles of the teachers, and implications to the classroom.