New Book Praises First Things First's District-wide Approach

"FTF in the Kansas City, Kansas, district has experienced... a steady increase in improvement across a decade of reform..."

- Norman Fruchter

First Things First (FTF) is one of three initiatives demonstrating that district-wide school reform is both possible and needed, according to a new book by Norman Fruchter, a nationally recognized expert in educational policy and Director of the Community Involvement Program at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Fruchter uses FTF in Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, in addition to the efforts of two other reform approaches, to make the case that effective district-wide reform can result in widespread and sustained improvements in student learning.

Click here for a summary of Fruchter's case review of FTF