{"product_id":"letters-to-the-next-president_9780807748091","title":"Letters to the Next President","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 2008 election edition reopens the discussion on today’s critical issues in public education. Once again speaking to the next president, this stellar collection of more than thirty letters addresses the future of American students and the need for an educated and engaged citizenry. Top education experts, elected officials, business and community leaders, teachers, principals, students, and parents discuss the dangerous shortcomings of current state and federal policies and offer suggestions for what can be done about it. Read these poignant, inspiring, and often provocative letters and make your voice heard!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 2008 Election Edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new Introduction explaining what has happened since the last presidential election and what still needs to be done.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new letter by Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot explaining how legislators consciously excluded educators from the planning of No Child Left Behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of suggested policy and activist organizations to keep educators, parents, and concerned citizens informed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA joint organizational statement signed by 120 organizations committed to changing and improving current federal legislation, including recommended changes to NCLB.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews \u0026amp; Blurbs for Glickman, 1E:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A refreshing antidote to the spin from government and media sources whose messages often ‘obscure the real crisis in our schools.’”—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Illuminating insights about the problems facing public schools today.\" —\u003cb\u003eThe Times Argus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Is at times funny and other times poignant, but always personal.\" — \u003cb\u003eEdutopia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Touches the hearts and minds of people interested in preserving American public education.” —\u003cb\u003eJournal of Educational Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These letters are powerful testament to the complex issues that the next president…will face.\" —\u003cb\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Leaders – and particularly our next president – should hear these voices and carry away the mandate to act to support our schools.” —\u003cb\u003eHorace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provides an excellent and necessary springboard for conversations among teachers, within school districts, and within communities.\" —\u003cb\u003eVOYA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book should be read by anyone who has an interest in improving public education.\" —\u003cb\u003eTC Record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How did we get into this education mess? The power of these letters deeply underscores the urgency of the clean-up mission to save our public schools.” —\u003cb\u003eBill Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Although the problems are complex, many of the solutions are straightforward for a president who understands what is going on and is committed to doing the right thing.” —\u003cb\u003eLinda Darling-Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e, Educator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We ask the next president...to expand the definition of achievement... and make an explicit commitment to the civic purpose of education.” —\u003cb\u003eU.S. Senator John Glenn \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e Leslie Hergert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You have to be given the opportunity to succeed. No one is born knowing. Everyone has something to teach and something to learn.” —\u003cb\u003eRosa Fernández\u003c\/b\u003e, Student\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carl Glickman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037272899686,"sku":"9780807748091","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807748091.jpg?v=1771505028","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/letters-to-the-next-president_9780807748091","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}