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Table of Contents: “…Mending fences -- Ancient and modern -- Operation rose -- Special relationships -- "The problems which now confront us are really terrifying" -- Avoiding the rogue elephant -- To the brink -- Family feud -- The men who saved the world -- Aftermath.…”

Table of Contents: “…Summoned to duty -- Iraq, Iraq and Iraq -- Mending fences, finding allies -- Waging war on the Pentagon -- Beyond Iraq: a complicated world -- Good war, bad war -- One damn thing after another -- Transition -- New term, new agenda, old secretary -- Afghanistan: a house divided -- Difficult foes, difficult friends -- Meanwhile, back in Washington -- War, war...and revolution -- At war to the last day -- Reflections.…”

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Table of Contents: “…-- Policies and Initiatives Taken to Improve Leadership -- Variations in State and District Roles in Improving School Leadership -- Building Cohesion Across Policies and Initiatives -- Efffective Stategies for System-Building -- Growing importance of the state -- Strategies pursued to develop cohesive leadership systems -- Differences in strategies across sites -- Contextual factors enabling and inhibiting efforts to build a CLS -- Contextual differences across sites -- Prospects for Sustainability -- Challenges to sustainment and expansion -- Strategies for sustainment and growth -- Support for the CLS Hypothesis -- Instructional leadership practices -- Links between favorable conditions and engagement with instructional leadership practices -- Recommendations -- Consider local contexts and address the challenges they pose -- Identify strong lead organizations and individuals -- Capitalize on external expertise and funding -- Build trust and mend fences -- Engage a broad coalition of stakeholders -- Hone skills at applying pressure while providing support -- Recognize innovative districts as "lead learners" -- Connect leadership efforts to standards and to other reforms in the state -- Solidify programs and funding through legislation and regulations -- Engage in continuous learning and improvement -- Commit to engaging in the work over the long term.…”
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