Previous Books of the Month:

• October 2011: Living "Illegal": The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration by Marie Friedmann Marquardt and others

• September 2011: American Grace by Robert Putnam and David Campbell

• August 2011: The End of Molasses Classes by Ron Clark

• July 2011: Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker

• June 2011: Bilingualism and Cognition by Eugene E. Garcia & Jose E. Nanez Sr.

• May 2011: The Taming of the Crew by Brian Mendler.

• April 2011: Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov.

• March 2011: The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer.

• February 2011: Chicano School Failure and Success edited by Richard R. Valencia.

• January 2011: Rethinking Homework--Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs by Cathy Vatterott.

• December 2010: Encouraging the Heart by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.

• November 2010: Failure Is Not An Option by Alan M. Blankstein

• October 2010: Leadership for Equity and Excellence by James Joseph Scheurich and Linda Skrla.

• September 2010: Learning from Linclon by Harvey Aly and Pam Robbins.

• August 2010: The Stress of Organizational Change by Price Pritchett.