Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Introduction 1. A Classroom a Day 2. A Ten-Year Trial 3. Growing Bigger and More Diverse 4. The Intensification of Educational Politics 5. Good Isn't Good Enough 6. It Takes an Excellent School System to Ensure Excellent Schools 7. Fairfax County Public Schools and the Future of Suburban Education Notes References Index

About the Author

Daniel L. Duke is Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Educational Design at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many books, including The Challenges of Educational Change.

Reviews

"The topics of leadership, politics, and change are presented in a manner that does not overwhelm the reader with theory, yet exposes a world of education often hidden from the public view. Duke takes the best of journalism and combines it with scholarship and his own firsthand knowledge of Fairfax to bring the people and events to life, making you want to know what will happen next. While superintendents that I know assign books like Good to Great, Gung Ho!, and Who Moved My Cheese? to their administrators, Duke's book is far more insightful, interesting, and relevant than many of these bestsellers."