Books by Richard Whitmire

The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a "warrior woman for our times," reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become the controversial face of school reform.

The signs and statistics are undeniable: boys are falling behind in school. This book takes a hard look at how this problem came to be, how it has worsened, and why attempts to resolve it have also failed. But it also highlights schools that are bucking the trend, and it calls on educators and parents to both demand solutions and help create them.