Intended to be both practical and informative, this book shows parents and professionals alike how they can work with schools to help children receive the best possible education. The authors define a set of schooling basics for guiding children and making schools work.

"This book will give adults confidence in themselves as reformers and in their children as scholars." -- Parents Magazine "A thoughtful guide to the problems that exist in schools today and an ample resource for arriving at solutions....Useful to parents trying to make sense of their children's needs [and]...also a fine primer for new board members or board members whose expertise lies somewhere outside education....An inviting exploration, steeped in anecdotes and examples of good and bad practice." -- American School Board Journal