Schools on Trial

As with at least one other reviewer, I really wanted to like this book. Nikhil has genuine concerns about education, and his writing is at its best when reflecting on innovative schools he has personally visited. But I found several parts of the book to be tedious–cobbled together research and loosely-connected quotes talking around and about a topic but leaving me with the distinct impression that he was up against a deadline and ready to be done with it. “Schools on Trial” lacks a consistent voice and is more of a collection of “things I have read” and less a coherent, compelling argument for sustainable, scaleable change in education policy and practice.