William Hayes has been a high school social studies teacher, assistant principal, high school principal, superintendent of schools, adjunct professor, associate professor, and chairman of the Teacher Education Division at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York. He is the father of three children and the grandfather of two.

Bill Hayes has organized an extremely thorough and engaging review of President Obama's attempt to deal with a variety of complex and interrelated factors that have and will continue to impact education efforts within our country. His book provides a useful, in-depth analysis of the president's push for comprehensive national education standards along with dramatic increases in funding for public education.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionPart 3 Part I The Preparation of an Educational LeaderChapter 4 1The Education of a Future PresidentChapter 5 2 The Chicago YearsChapter 6 3 The United States SenatorChapter 7 4 The Presidential CampaignPart 8 Part II The Record Thus FarChapter 9 5 The Appointment of Arne DuncanChapter 10 6 The Economic Stimulus Package & Race To The TopChapter 11 7 Charter SchoolsChapter 12 8 The Preference for a Teacher Pay-for-Performance SystemChapter 13 9 Early Childhood EducationChapter 14 10 The National Standards MovementChapter 15 11 The Initiatives in Higher Education and Teacher EducationChapter 16 12 Mayoral Control of Schools in Urban DistrictsChapter 17 13 More Time in SchoolChapter 18 14 No Child Left BehindPart 19 Part III The FutureChapter 20 15 The Agenda