Making Change: Three Educators Join the Battle for Better Schools [Hardcover]

Holly Holland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0435081527 | ISBN-13: 978-0435081522

Making Change provides an inside look at one of the most radical school reform initiatives that our nation has ever witnessed. In 1990, Kentucky took the unprecedented step of declaring its educational system "unconstitutional" and ratified the Kentucky Education Reform Act-creating a model of education reform considered the best in the land. But within a few short years, early optimism gave way to frustration and doubt. This book is an attempt to understand the painful transitions and personal reflections of three educators as they adjusted to such massive systemic and social change.

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“If you sense that Kentucky's effort to remake its public schools is about to crash even as it wins praise from national experts, and you're perplexed, read Holly Holland's book. Then you'll understand. It's all there in the deftly woven stories.”–The CourierJournal

About the Author

Holly Holland, who has won numerous awards for investigative reporting and feature writing, is a former education reporter for The Courier-Journal. Now a freelance writer and editor, who specialized in education coverage, she has written for The New York Times, Phi Delta Kappan, and other national publications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 209 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (February 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0435081527
• ISBN-13: 978-0435081522
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,784,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Important book about the human side of large-scale change, March 18, 1998

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This review is from: Making Change: Three Educators Join the Battle for Better Schools (Hardcover)

Kentucky schools have been under a national microscope since the state's passage of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act -- thought at the time to be the nation's most ambitious school reform law ever. Holly Holland's decision to examine the impact of reform through the eyes of three small-town educators -- a superintendent, a principal, and a teacher -- is inspired. A well-written, important book about the human impact of large-scale reform efforts.