{"product_id":"9781557535597","title":"Call to Leadership: The First Fifty Years of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Schools don't provide the quality education of fifty years ago,\" \"Students need more rigorous coursework to complete globally,\" \"School corporations must consolidate to use taxpayers' money efficiently,\" \"More highly-qualified leadership is necessary to manage education.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese could be quotes from yesterday's newspaper but are actually complaints voiced during the 1950s. A Call to Leadership examines such commonly-accepted condemnations of public education and highlights the role played by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents in supporting its members' tireless struggle for educational improvement and in correcting public misconceptions. While the book describes specific circumstances in Indiana, efforts and impacts at the state level reflect educational challenges throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the IAPSS' foundation, graduation rates have risen over twenty percent and more rigorous coursework has been introduced to an increasingly diverse pool of students. The landscape of education has changed as 1,100 Indiana school districts have been consolidated into 293 corporations, and superintendents have struggled to implement increasingly complex programs that have often been mandated but left underfunded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the history of school administrators for whom education is a calling, more than a job. Understanding that today's issues are deeply rooted in the past aids educators in confronting the many \"new\" challenges that only echo those already confronted by our predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purdue University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049113534704,"sku":"9781557535597","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557535597_p0.jpg?v=1763758627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557535597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}