088645154X 149 pages. "...Seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the quality of public education in Canada. Author is an analyst with several years' experience in the field, and has written a highly readable, informative work that provides concrete and practical advice to parents about schoooling choice.... Choosing a school for one's children is one of the most important tasks of parents and can mean the difference between success and failure in the competitive labour market awaiting new entrants. Analysts of public education, too, will be intriqued by Dr. Coleman's work, drawn from his experience as a teacher at all levels, as a school superindendent and, more recently, as a professor, consultant and researcher." - from the foreward. Several page corners were once folded as page markers. Faint wear to corners. Gift inscription on front flyleaf.