For decades the American public school system has been in crisis. In 1983 the report, A Nation at Risk, sounded the clarion call, outlining specific goals for educational reform--which haven't yet been implemented. FIX SCHOOLS FIRST outlines an innovative, practical method based on sound management principles. In this book, you will learn:

--How the United States can meet the eight national goals by the year 2010
--How your school can meet the student learning standards set by your state department of education and local school district
--Why costs have risen so dramatically since 1983--and how you can apply a proven cost containment action plan 
--How you can realize 25 success factors for achieving breakthroughs in student learning

For every administrator, school board member, and teacher--and any organization and individual concerned with U.S. education FIX SCHOOLS FIRST is a must-have, must-read book on educational reform!