| 1 | Seeking the mantle of "opportunity" : presidential politics and the educational metaphor | 17 |
| 2 | Retooling K-12 giving | 37 |
| 3 | Making sense of the "public" in public education | 50 |
| 4 | What is a "public school"? : principles for a new century | 61 |
| 5 | The case for being mean | 77 |
| 6 | The political challenge of charter school regulation | 85 |
| 7 | The work ahead | 95 |
| 8 | Choice is not enough | 105 |
| 9 | Inclusive ambiguity | 115 |
| 10 | "Trust us," they explained : racial distrust and school reform | 130 |
| 11 | School vouchers and suburbanites | 145 |
| 12 | The voice of the people | 150 |
| 13 | Tear down this wall | 163 |
| 14 | A license to lead? | 174 |
| 15 | Ready to lead? | 186 |
| 16 | The predictable, but unpredictably personal, politics of teacher licensure | 195 |
| 17 | Lessons from San Diego | 209 |
| 18 | Science and nonscience : the limits of scientific research | 212 |
| 19 | Technical difficulties | 216 |
| 20 | On leaving no child behind | 225 |