Big cities have struggled to improve public school systems. This book shows why—and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, interna

Big cities have mostly failed in their efforts to reform public schools. This book shows why, and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Bo

Written in an accessible style, the papers in this volume document and analyse particular components of the Children First reforms, including governance, commun

Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the p

In 2012, Chicago's school year began with the city's first teachers' strike in a quarter century and ended with the largest mass closure of public schools in U.