Education Is Everybody’s Business

About the Book

The observation of critical importance of education to the productivity and competitiveness of business and the problems and issues facing the country in public educational services is of national concern, particularly since these same issues that were prevalent in 1987 still exist today. To address these issues and problems this book examines areas of national education policies, programs, practices and resources. It focuses on the variety of stakeholders in the education environment as to their interests and involvement which often conflicts with sound education al policies and practices. Suggestions are offered to provide insights and recommendations to address the issues and concerns in the hope that some solutions will be enacted.

About the Author

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, during the 1940s and 50s, got married, and moved to upstate New York. I became a teacher, guidance counselor, and assistant principal in the White Plains Public Schools System. During this period, I was elected to the post of deputy mayor of the Village of Ossining, New York, and became a principal of an open-education program for learning-disabled students (Board of Cooperative Educational Services). We then moved to Albany, New York, where I served as a public administrator in the New York State Division for Youth and the Department of Correctional Services. After serving in those positions for eight years, I returned to the White Plains School System as an assistant superintendent and then retired. During my retirement, I ran seminars for Fortune 500 Companies and became the National Director of the Council on Disability in Washington D.C. I earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree from New York University. In addition, I attended New Paltz University and earned a professional diploma for certification as a superintendent of schools and a doctorate degree of education in organizational development from the University of Massachusetts. I have three children, six grandchildren, and live in Arizona with my wife Gail of 57 years, to whom I dedicate this book.