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Mick McCarthy has come a long way in two years. He's left behind the jungles of Vietnam and his position as Sergeant to return to Boston. He wants to put everything behind him--the war, the army, and most of all the dark, mysterious " special opps." mission. The only problem is that he can't forget; someone won't let him.

Mick may have settled into Cambridge's Harvard Square, but the nightmare of Vietnam lingers within him. He feels his life unraveling as he stumbles down the path that leads to folk music clubs in Cambridge and secret government labs at M.I.T. His girlfriend begins to...

A wonderfully useful, hones and comprehensive book, one which does not oversimplify the condition and the opportunities of the public schools.


--Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools

Based on an extensive, in-depth study of 150 students from across the country, Kids and School Reform offers a student perspective on schools that are transforming themselves. Using extended vignettes and the actual voices and stories of five students who differ in personality, economic and personal circumstances, and academic achievement, the authors show...