Schoolwide reform is capturing the attention of policymakers, parents and educators across the nation, and Congress is appropriating huge sums to promote the adoption of dozens of "whole school" designs. But how to choose among these designs? Better By Design, written by distinguished journalist James Traub and published by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, is a user-friendly field guide to ten of the most widely used whole school models. For a free copy, call 1-888-TBF-7474 or surf to http://www.edexcellence.net/detail/news.cfm?news_id=21
