Radical: Fighting to Put Students First

Ourcountry'sstatusasaworldleaderineducationisatgraverisk.InRadical,MichelleRhee,adrivingforcebehindAmericaneducationreform,deliversherplanforbetterAmericanschools.Informinghercritiqueareheryearsofteachingininner-cityBaltimore;herturbulenttenureaschancelloroftheWashington,D.C.,publicschools;andhercurrentroleasaneducationactivist.ThebookchroniclesRhee'sawakeningtothepotentialofeverychildblessedwithagreatteacher,herrageatadultswithspecialinterestswhoblockbadlyneededchange,andherrecognitionthatitwilltakeagrassrootsmovementtobreakthroughthebarrierstooutstandingpublicschools.Anincisiveandintenselypersonalcalltoarms,MichelleRhee'sRadicalisrequiredreadingforanyonewhoseeksaguidenotonlytotheimprovementofourschoolsbutalsotoabrighterfutureforAmerica'schildren.