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The book is in the form of a series of letters to a young education reformer, offering insights of various aspects of reform. --
Preface -- Of "big-r" and "little-r" school reform -- Talkers and doers -- The value in talking with those who disagree -- The limits of policy -- Why you shouldn't put too much faith in experts -- A letter to a younger me -- The handshake between families and schools -- The thing about data -- The temptations of bureaucracy -- What research can really tell us -- The common core's uncommon travails -- The false promise of court-driven reform -- The real promise of school choice -- Getting technology right -- Philanthropy and its discontents -- Beware the media glare -- Of school reform left and right -- What parenthood taught me about school reform -- Why history matters -- Finding your way -- The perils of passion -- A few final thoughts.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-159).