Changing Schools: Insights.

Over 1,000 communities in 45 states, territories, and the District of Columbia, are mobilized under the AMERICA 2000 banner to reach the 6 National Education Goals. This collection of papers, written by those who have wrestled with the process of school reform, offers useful insights to communities as they begin their process of transforming education. Following an introduction by Lamar Alexander, Secretary of Education, are the following papers: (1) "The Process of School Transformation" (Jane L. David); (2) "Overcoming Barriers to Educational Change" (Michael G. Fullan); (3) "AMERICA 2000 and U.S. Education Reform" (Richard F. Elmore; (4) "The Need for Systemic School-Based School Reform" (Sophie Sa); (5) "Learning from Accelerated Schools" (Henry M. Levin); (6) "Key Lessons from the School Change Process in Prince George's County (Maryland)" (Michael K. Grady and John A. Murphy); (7) "Real Change Is Real Hard: Lessons Learned in Rochester" (Adam Urbanski); (8) "The California Partnership Academies: Design and Implementation" (Marilyn Raby); (9) "The Boston University/City of Chelsea Public Education Partnership" (Peter Greer); (10) "Restructuring Categorical Programs for Low Performing and Handicapped Students" (Stephen Fink); (11) "The Ten Schools Program: A Comprehensive Intervention for Children of Color" (Melba F. Coleman); (12) "Learning Lessons: The Process of School Change" (Beverly Caffee Glenn); and (13) "Achieving Fundamental Change in Education Within an American Indian Community: Zuni Public School District, New Mexico" (Hayes Lewis). (MLF)