Big-City School Reforms Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London

"This encouraging book draws on the recent experiences of New York, London, and Toronto to identify what it takes to transform big-city school systems. It recognises their complexities without being overawed by them. By concentrating on the factors that seem to matter most, it offers real hope that we can now tackle some of the key issues that have frustrated reform efforts in the past". - Geoff Whitty, director emeritus, Institute of Education, University of London, UK