Last Flag Down

Last Flag Down by John Baldwin

A masterpiece of storytelling penned by a descendent of the ship’s Executive Officer And the Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Flags of Our Father. As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U.S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon?

Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut

In Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut, Chester E. Finn, Jr. outlines the issues that drive and complicate this contentious debate: Which children really need it? How many aren't getting it? Who should provide it—and at whose expense? What's the right balance between socialization and systematic instruction—between education and child care? Where does Head Start fit in? What are reliable markers of quality in preschool programs?