""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""UNIVERSAL PUBLIC EDUCATION""; ""POLITICIANS WHO CRY “CRISIS�""; ""LEGEND OF THE FALL""; ""THE GREAT CHARTER COMPROMISE""; ""THE TEACHING PROFESSION AS A SERVICE INDUSTRY""; ""“IF EDUCATION CANNOT DO EVERYTHING ��""; ""CONFRONTING POVERTY AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""