The founder of Edison Schools and Channel One describes the sobering challenges that are preventing a large percentage of today's young people from acquiring a quality public education, in an account that makes recommendations on how to institute effective improvements. 35,000 first printing.
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Chris Whittle was the owner of Esquire magazine and the founder of Whittle Communications and Channel One, all before the age of forty. In 1991, he conceived and founded Edison Schools, which now serves more than 270,000 students in twenty states and two countries.
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