American education : how good is it and who should control it? -- Crisis in public education : past and present -- Student performance in American schools : an empirical report card -- Emergence of school vouchers and choice in American schools -- In the 1990s, government created charter schools -- Charter schools : effective investment or wasteful experiment? -- Charter schools : some of the best and worst in American education? -- Dealing with complexity and uncertainty : moving schooling forward -- Presidential election 2000 and beyond.