Consensus

William Hayes has been a high school social studies teacher, assistant principal, high school principal, superintendent of schools, adjunct professor, associate professor, and chairman of the Teacher Education Division at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. He is the father of three children and the grandfather of two.

• ForewordAcknowledgmentIntroduction1 Setting the Scene2 No Child Left Behind: An Attempt at Consensus3 The Positive Aspects of No Child Left Behind4 The Criticisms of No Child Left Behind5 The Obama Blueprint for Reform6 The Long, Frustrating Struggle to Reauthorize7 The Primary Season8 The Waiver Program9 The Election Campaign10 Critics of the Current Educational Reform Initiative11 Other Factors Affecting School Success12 Other Countries as Models for Education Reform13 The Problems of Higher Education14 The Home Stretch of the Campaign15 Reaching a ConsensusIndexAbout the Author

This “spot on” work by Professor Hayes offers a thorough analysis of the views on educational reform of the politicians on both sides of the aisle. The book will help readers to better understand the complexity of issues facing our schools and colleges as they attempt reform. Equally important, it offers a plan for moving forward to improve our current programs. Anyone concerned with the future of education should consider this a “must read.”