Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Setting the Scene; Chapter Two: No Child Left Behind: An Attempt at Consensus; Chapter Three: The Positive Aspects of No Child Left Behind; Chapter Four: The Criticisms of No Child Left Behind; Chapter Five: The Obama Blueprint for Reform; Chapter Six: The Long, Frustrating Struggle to Reauthorize; Chapter Seven: The Primary Season; Chapter Eight: The Waiver Program; Chapter Nine: The Election Campaign; Chapter Ten: Critics of the Current Educational Reform Initiative; Chapter Eleven: Other Factors Affecting School Success.
Chapter Twelve: Other Countries as Models for Educational ReformChapter Thirteen: The Problems of Higher Education; Chapter Fourteen: The Home Stretch of the Campaign; Chapter Fifteen: Reaching a Consensus; Index; About the Author.
Summary
The purpose of this book is to help the reader understand our differences and to suggest a way that we can reach a consensus on education reform.