This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.

After gaining control of the District of Columbia Public Schools last summer, Mayor Adrian Fenty’s first act was to appoint Michelle Rhee chancellor of the perennially troubled system. Chancellor Rhee--the dynamic, youthful founder and CEO of the nonprofit New Teacher Project--as regarded as a daring and unconventional choice. During her...

Join us for a conversation on what Los Angeles mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa has learned from his efforts in Los Angeles, what it takes for mayors to impact public education, and how policymakers and reformers can help drive urban school improvement.

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In 1998, the San Diego City Schools launched one of the nation’s most ambitious efforts in school reform.

In 1998, U.S. district attorney for Southern California Alan Bersin was hired to run the San Diego City Schools. This June, he will depart San Diego as the nation's longest-serving big-city superintendent. During Bersin's tumultuous tenure, he achieved national prominence for his blunt challenge to the teachers' union and his...

This timely book addresses the full range of critical issues pertaining to urban school reform by looking closely at the recent reform efforts in San Diego.