Our schools are at risk --
The context for corporate reform --
Who are the corporate reformers? --
The language of corporate reform --
The facts about test scores --
The facts about the achievement gap --
The facts about the international test scores --
The facts about high school graduation rates --
The facts about college graduation rates --
How poverty affects academic achievement --
The facts about teachers and test scores --
Do teachers need tenure and seniority? --
The problem with Teach For America --
The mystery of Michelle Rhee --
The contradictions of charters --
Parent trigger, parent tricker --
The failure of vouchers --
Schools don't improve if they are closed --
Begin at the beginning --
The essentials of a good education --
Class size matters for teaching and learning --
Make charters work for all --
Wraparound services make a difference --
Measure knowledge and skills with care --
Strengthen the profession --
Protect democratic control of public schools --
Privatization of public education is wrong --
Conclusion: The pattern on the rug
