Now, in this firsthand look at school reform in Great Britain

John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe show how the landmark Education Reform Act of 1988 imposed a radically new framework on British education— a framework built on the same types of reforms that American activists have been proposing for years: school-based management, choice, and accountability.

The authors assess the success of the British experience with school choice and contend that it can well serve as a model for American school reform.