Richard D. Kahlenberg offers a narrative on the man who would become one of the most important voices in public education and American politics in the last quar
In Woody Allen's 1973 film, Sleeper, a character wakes up in the future to learn that civilization was destroyed when "a man by the name of Albert Shanker got h
Americans have been divided along political lines for so long that they have nearly forgotten how to talk to one another, much less how to listen. This is not l
This work looks at why many of America's schools are failing and relates how parents, activists, and education reformers are joining together to fix a system th
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics -- a book that asks: what's the matter