Brian Rashad Fuller is an educational leader, writer, and strategist whose own experiences as a student in South Carolina's public school system fuel his passion for addressing the needs of historically underserved students. A graduate of Emory University, he earned a MEd in School Leadership and Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and previously has launched the Philadelphia arm of The DREAM Program, taught third grade, helped manage the NYC Community Schools initiative, and later served as Chief Strategy Officer for School Planning and Development at the NYC Department of Education. He now serves as Associate Provost for Strategy and Operations at The New School in New York City and can be found online at BrianRashadFuller.com.

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:

My sole focus in this book is the advancement and protection of our children. All of the names of children and minors, and many of the names of adults, mentioned in the book have been changed to protect the identities of those individuals. One of the reasons why it's difficult to write a book that critiques education is because so many people who work with children have good intentions. When I describe organizations, teachers, supervisors, or classmates in this book, my only purpose is to use my past interactions in education to show how we can improve our efforts to develop all students. I believe in education because I believe in the capacity for each person, including myself, to grow. I pray this book begins to shed some light on exactly how we can do that so all of our children will have a more hopeful future.