"At a time when parents, business leaders, and educators are universally pleading for a new approach—a new paradigm—for preparing today's young people to meet changing global realities, there is great need for open dialogue about the future of education. This book leads the way in informing and guiding that dialogue."
—Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Leader in Me

"A useful, balanced collection of the major contending views of education policy-makers. By setting the stage, it helps us think simultaneously about how to respond to the current climate of reform as well as the direction we might take if we chose to launch even bolder plans for changing America."
—Deborah Meier, senior scholar, New York University, and teacher for 40 years in urban public schools

“A useful introduction to pertinent issues facing the nation’s schools.”—S.T. Schroth, Knox College
—Recommended. All readership levels.