Reforming a School System, Reviving a City The Promise of Say Yes to Education in Syracuse

Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, a former education reporter for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that supports students at every level from kindergarten through college. He traces out how Say Yes and the Syracuse school district built a coalition of partners in business, education, and local and state government, implemented a series of programs to improve the school system, and reached out to support students. Telling the story and identifying the strengths of this remarkable and replicable program, Maeroff shows how this focused, directed, and broad-based coalition has created a model for reviving the economy and civic fabric of American cities by investing in children's education.

Gene I. Maeroff is Senior Fellow at the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA and serves as President of the school board in Edison, New Jersey, USA. He is the former national education correspondent of The New York Times and was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, USA. The is the fifteenth book he has written, co-written, edited, or co-edited.

1. The Stakes
2. Say Yes to Education
3. Elements of Collaboration
4. Getting Started in Syracuse
5. Teaching and Learning
6. Outside Influences on the Classroom
7. Extended Time for Learning
8.Making Time More Productive
9.Weaving a Web of Social and Emotional Support
10. Getting Ready for College
11. A Summer Bridge
12. Paying the Bills
13. Lifting the City
14. Putting It All in Perspective