<p>"...offers a number of solutions that move the dialogue beyond tired debates." -- Publishers Weekly<br />"...a laudable template for restructuring education..." -- Kirkus Reviews<br />"With new ideas about school reform, Tony Wagner's <em>Making</em><em>the Grade</em> is a 'must read' for educators and policy leaders who want to improve student and school performance. This book recognizes that our schools have historically spent far more time sorting kids than preparing them to succeed beyond the classroom. It confirms that standards-based reform - with its focus on standards, assessments and accountability - alone won't produce the results we want. We also need to restructure our schools and build their capacity to achieve higher-level learning. And Wagner has given us some valuable suggestions about how this can be done." -- Susan Tave Zelman, Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction</p>