Peter Schrag was for nineteen years the editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee. He is the author of many books, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

"This thoughtful and insightful book shows what’s being done to fulfill the promise America made to itself almost fifty years ago." &#8212Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"Schrag raises important questions: Who decides what’s adequate? And what happens when adequate funding fails to produce adequate progress?" —American School Board Journal

Peter Schrag was for nineteen years the editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee. He is the author of many books, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

"This thoughtful and insightful book shows what’s being done to fulfill the promise America made to itself almost fifty years ago." &#8212Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"Schrag raises important questions: Who decides what’s adequate? And what happens when adequate funding fails to produce adequate progress?" —American School Board Journal

Peter Schrag was for nineteen years the editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee. He is the author of many books, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

"This thoughtful and insightful book shows what’s being done to fulfill the promise America made to itself almost fifty years ago." &#8212Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"Schrag raises important questions: Who decides what’s adequate? And what happens when adequate funding fails to produce adequate progress?" —American School Board Journal