Education Law

The blueberry story

By now, we?ve all heard of the ?blueberry story? by Jamie Vollmer?the former business executive who was shot down by a sharp-witted teacher after a speech where he tried to push his business practices onto public schools.

Since his conversion to a public-school advocate, Vollmer?s work as a consultant in hundreds of schools has inspired a new book, Schools Cannot Do It Alone.

NSBA?s Executive Director Anne L. Bryant calls it ?a tonic for every educator?s soul? Teachers, administrators, and school board members will LOVE his message because it is what we believe at our core.?

Vollmer?s book lays out the challenges that public schools face, the transformation needed and some very real ways school board officials must actually achieve the goal of excellence. And it also shows practical ways school boards must engage our communities so that in fact public schools are not alone. Vollmer has offered solutions that are radical, sensible, and doable.

This week, the National Journal is compiling a list of summer reading recommendations from Bryant and other education leaders.

What?s been your best read this year?

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on August 17, 2010 (boomark / email).