"This collection of engaging essays on developing leadership for renewal reveals that compelling ideas, self-reflection, moral commitment, and democratic ideals are keys to success. This book provides the foundation for developing this leadership and shows how to get there. A must read for anyone interested in leadership development." (Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and senior fellow, Center for Educational Leadership, Trinity University)

"This book is a bulletin from the frontiers of educational renewal. The authors not only report their thoughts and efforts, but show how to sustain moral and compassionate education for democracy at all levels. Leadership for Educational Renewal makes a forceful case for rebuilding democracy from the schools up." (Stanley N. Katz, professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University)

"Without the strength of public schools, this experiment of democracy would not have Andured as long as it has. It is this notion--the democratic purposes of public education--that has been captured and explained in Leadership for Educational Renewal. Educators and politicians should read this book. It is a thoughtful and clear blueprint for the educational renewal necessary to strengthen our public schools." (Julie Underwood, general counsel, National School Boards Association)

"This book makes a compelling case for the increasingly critical need to prepare students for democracy and includes powerful examples of how to meet this challenge in our public schools." (Janice M. Reeder, codirector, Northwest Center, Coalition of Essential Schools)