Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University. He is also editor-in-chief of Education Next and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is author or editor of numerous books, including Endangering Prosperity, A Global View of the American School, with Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann (Brookings, 2013); The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools, with William G. Howell (Brookings, 2004 and 2006). He is coeditor (with Martin West) of No Child Left Behind? The Practice and Politics of School Accountability (Brookings, 2003).

"This is a serious and worthy addition to the existing literature." —M. Engel, Westfield State College, Choice, 9/1/2002|"This book is a must-read for anyone involved in public education because it presents a road map of the tactics, views, and plans of school choice advocates. Both public and private school principals will find the book especially interesting." —Thad Hall, The Century Foundation, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP Bulletin), 6/1/2002

Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University. He is also editor-in-chief of Education Next and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is author or editor of numerous books, including Endangering Prosperity, A Global View of the American School, with Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann (Brookings, 2013); The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools, with William G. Howell (Brookings, 2004 and 2006). He is coeditor (with Martin West) of No Child Left Behind? The Practice and Politics of School Accountability (Brookings, 2003).

"This is a serious and worthy addition to the existing literature." —M. Engel, Westfield State College, Choice, 9/1/2002|"This book is a must-read for anyone involved in public education because it presents a road map of the tactics, views, and plans of school choice advocates. Both public and private school principals will find the book especially interesting." —Thad Hall, The Century Foundation, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP Bulletin), 6/1/2002