Inspiring Greatness is the story of the creation of the Independence, Missouri School District. Formerly a part of the suffering Kansas City School District, civic leaders in Independence and Sugar Creek, Missouri, create a thriving public school system that is a model urban school systems throughout the country.

One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Economists have stressed that the quality of our educational system eventually defines the ability of our workforce, which in turn affects our competitive position in the world market. This issue has earned increasing attention in light of recent reports that students in many nations perform at higher levels of educational competence than children in America's schools.

Inspiring Greatness in Education describes the 21st Century Schools...