Terrence E. Deal, currently a free agent, has served on the faculties of Stanford, Harvard, and Vanderbilt Universities and was most recently named Irving R. Melbo Scholar at USC's Rossier School of Education. Prior to his academic career, he taught high school in Pomona and was a teacher and school principal in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to his public school experience, he was the director of the Athenian School Urban Center in San Francisco. He is author of many books and articles on educational leadership. Guilbert C. Hentschke is the Richard T. and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration and former dean at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. In addition to teaching and writing, he serves on the boards of several U.S. K-12 education organizations. He served as faculty member and education dean at the University of Rochester, and prior to that was on the faculty at Columbia University Teachers College. He taught high school in San Jose, California, and was a school administrator in the Chicago public schools.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 PART I: A BIRD'S EYE VIEWChapter 4 1. New Issues in an Old IndustryChapter 5 2. Muddling through Enduring IssuesPart 6 PART II: A WORM'S EYE VIEWChapter 7 3. Guarding the MissionChapter 8 4. Growing Grass RootsChapter 9 5. New Kids on the BlockChapter 10 6. A Company SchoolChapter 11 7. Clawing Your WayChapter 12 8. A Fast Track in HarlemChapter 13 9. A District SchoolChapter 14 10. Building on the DreamChapter 15 11. The PhoenixChapter 16 12. Planting Life PracticesChapter 17 13. Owning WobegonChapter 18 14. No CatsChapter 19 15. Darkness Before DawnPart 20 PART III: A FUTURE VIEWChapter 21 16. A Call for Leaders of New JobsPart 22 ReferencesPart 23 IndexPart 24 About the Authors and Contributors

...a seminal work in the areas of comparative education, educational reform, and academic leadership....Here are stories of failure and success, victories and defeats. ...an impressive work of considered scholarship and a highly recommended contribution to the on-going national dialogue over the advantages and disadvantages of charter schools within private and public education reform movements.

Terrence E. Deal, currently a free agent, has served on the faculties of Stanford, Harvard, and Vanderbilt Universities and was most recently named Irving R. Melbo Scholar at USC's Rossier School of Education. Prior to his academic career, he taught high school in Pomona and was a teacher and school principal in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to his public school experience, he was the director of the Athenian School Urban Center in San Francisco. He is author of many books and articles on educational leadership. Guilbert C. Hentschke is the Richard T. and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration and former dean at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. In addition to teaching and writing, he serves on the boards of several U.S. K-12 education organizations. He served as faculty member and education dean at the University of Rochester, and prior to that was on the faculty at Columbia University Teachers College. He taught high school in San Jose, California, and was a school administrator in the Chicago public schools.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 PART I: A BIRD'S EYE VIEWChapter 4 1. New Issues in an Old IndustryChapter 5 2. Muddling through Enduring IssuesPart 6 PART II: A WORM'S EYE VIEWChapter 7 3. Guarding the MissionChapter 8 4. Growing Grass RootsChapter 9 5. New Kids on the BlockChapter 10 6. A Company SchoolChapter 11 7. Clawing Your WayChapter 12 8. A Fast Track in HarlemChapter 13 9. A District SchoolChapter 14 10. Building on the DreamChapter 15 11. The PhoenixChapter 16 12. Planting Life PracticesChapter 17 13. Owning WobegonChapter 18 14. No CatsChapter 19 15. Darkness Before DawnPart 20 PART III: A FUTURE VIEWChapter 21 16. A Call for Leaders of New JobsPart 22 ReferencesPart 23 IndexPart 24 About the Authors and Contributors

...a seminal work in the areas of comparative education, educational reform, and academic leadership....Here are stories of failure and success, victories and defeats. ...an impressive work of considered scholarship and a highly recommended contribution to the on-going national dialogue over the advantages and disadvantages of charter schools within private and public education reform movements.

Terrence E. Deal, currently a free agent, has served on the faculties of Stanford, Harvard, and Vanderbilt Universities and was most recently named Irving R. Melbo Scholar at USC's Rossier School of Education. Prior to his academic career, he taught high school in Pomona and was a teacher and school principal in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to his public school experience, he was the director of the Athenian School Urban Center in San Francisco. He is author of many books and articles on educational leadership. Guilbert C. Hentschke is the Richard T. and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration and former dean at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. In addition to teaching and writing, he serves on the boards of several U.S. K-12 education organizations. He served as faculty member and education dean at the University of Rochester, and prior to that was on the faculty at Columbia University Teachers College. He taught high school in San Jose, California, and was a school administrator in the Chicago public schools.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 PART I: A BIRD'S EYE VIEWChapter 4 1. New Issues in an Old IndustryChapter 5 2. Muddling through Enduring IssuesPart 6 PART II: A WORM'S EYE VIEWChapter 7 3. Guarding the MissionChapter 8 4. Growing Grass RootsChapter 9 5. New Kids on the BlockChapter 10 6. A Company SchoolChapter 11 7. Clawing Your WayChapter 12 8. A Fast Track in HarlemChapter 13 9. A District SchoolChapter 14 10. Building on the DreamChapter 15 11. The PhoenixChapter 16 12. Planting Life PracticesChapter 17 13. Owning WobegonChapter 18 14. No CatsChapter 19 15. Darkness Before DawnPart 20 PART III: A FUTURE VIEWChapter 21 16. A Call for Leaders of New JobsPart 22 ReferencesPart 23 IndexPart 24 About the Authors and Contributors

...a seminal work in the areas of comparative education, educational reform, and academic leadership....Here are stories of failure and success, victories and defeats. ...an impressive work of considered scholarship and a highly recommended contribution to the on-going national dialogue over the advantages and disadvantages of charter schools within private and public education reform movements.