The School Reform Handbook: Table of Contents

THE SCHOOL REFORM HANDBOOK
How to IMPROVE Your SCHOOLS

By JEANNE ALLEN
with
Angela Dale

published by THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION REFORM

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To the teachers,

without whom civilization would surely perish.

And to the parents,

our children's first teachers.

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Since the very beginnings of The Center for Education Reform, not a day has passed without calls from people in "the real world," with real world concerns about how their schools are doing, how their children are doing, and what they can be doing to make a difference in education. The School Reform Handbook grew out of our commitment to help every one of our callers address his or her particular concerns, and to help them create lasting opportunities and organizations dedicated to addressing those concerns.

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"The School Reform Handbook puts all the right information in one place for parents concerned with their children's future. Very Handy, very useful, very smart. The author knows of what she writes,"

-- William Bennett, Former U.S. Secretary of Education

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Section I: What is School Reform?

Chapter 1: A Look at School Reform

Chapter 2: Models for School Reform

Chapter 3: The Myths and Realities of School Reform

Section II: Who's in Charge: The Education Establishment

Chapter 4: Who's in Charge? An Overview

Chapter 5: The Unions

Chapter 6: The District
    I. District School Boards and Superintendents
    II. The School: Principals and Teachers

Chapter 7: The State
    I. State Superintendents, Boards and Departments of Education
   II. Parent Advocacy Groups
   III. The Civil Liberties Organizations
   IV. Legislators and Governors

Chapter 8: The Federal Level

Chapter 9: The Irony of Education Reform

Section III: Working For Reform

Chapter 10: Getting Informed
    1) Achievement
    2) Resource Allocation
    3) Leadership
    4) Policies and Programs
    5) Unions
    6) Demographics
    7) Comparisons and Alternatives

Chapter 11: Building Coalitions for Reform: Laying the Groundwork

Chapter 12: Getting the Word Out

Chapter 13: Growing Your Organization

Chapter 14: Approaching Officials About Education Reform

Chapter 15: Creating a Program to Help the Media Work With You

Conclusion

Appendix I: Glossary

Appendix II: National Education Statistics

Appendix III: Organizational Resources

Appendix IV: Suggested Reading and Selected Resources

Notes

Index

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To order your copy of THE SCHOOL REFORM HANDBOOK: How To Improve Your Schools, send $9.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling to The Center for Education Reform, 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 204, Washington DC 20036. For more information, call 1-800-521-2118. Or visit our Publications Library to order THE SCHOOL REFORM HANDBOOK on-line right now.

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The Center for Education Reform (CER) is a national, independent, non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1993 to provide support to individuals and groups who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools. CER is the leading authority for information on innovative reforms in education and works in states and communities across the country to advance the cause of educational excellence.

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