Presents the report "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," provided by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Includes findings

The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maint

"The most talked-about education book this semester." —New York Times From the author of Coming Apart, and based on a series of controversial Wall Street Jour