1. What expectations do Americans hold for their schools?

2. Should schools transmit the American culture or change it?

3. What school purposes are emphasized by educational reform?

4. How are magnet, charter and virtual schools, open enrollment, and vouchers reshaping our concept of the neighborhood public school?

5. Do the laws of the marketplace belong in public education?

6. Why are so many families choosing home schooling?

7. What are the characteristics of effective schools?