In Plain Sight: Simple, Difficult Lessons from New Jersey's Expensive Effort to Close the Achievement Gap

Gordon MacInnes. Century Foundation Press, 2009
Available from www.tcf.org

This book looks at New Jersey's court-ordered efforts to close the achievement gap between the state's poorest districts and its more affluent districts. MacInnes, who was involved with the implementation of the mandated Abbott program, discusses how effective early literacy practices improved fourth grade reading scores.