William K. Cummings is professor of International Education & International Affairs at The George Washington UniversityJames H. Williams is an associate professor of International Education & International Affairs at The George Washington University

• Part 1 ACCESS & EQUITYChapter 2 Who (in the World) is Not in School? Toward a Policy Framework for Educating Marginalized Children and YouthChapter 3 Policy Options for Early Childhood DevelopmentChapter 4 Policy Options for Access to and Equity in Basic EducationChapter 5 Options in Nonformal EducationChapter 6 Learning For All: Alternative Models and Policy OptionsPart 7 QUALITYChapter 8 Options to Improve Learning AcquisitionChapter 9 Policy Tools to Improve TeachingChapter 10 Options for Improving the Management of Education SystemsChapter 11 Education Policies to Promote Social CohesionPart 12 CONCLUSIONChapter 13 Towards National Strategies to Support Human Resource Development: East Asian Approaches

These are actually rather exciting times to be working on educational development issues. With the Millennium Development Goals focused on service delivery in low-income countries, and with the very positive response of the donor community (more than doubling external aid to education in low-income countries over the past four years), there is a lot of good will out there. But good ideas remain a scarce resource in this environment. [This book proposes] a lot of good ideas on the table and the timing couldn't be better as we reach the halfway mark of the MDG period. [This book] promises to bring real value-added to education development professionals across a wide spectrum.