In 1992, George Wood left the ivory tower of academia to become the principal of a poor and struggling high school in rural Ohio. In a few short years, he made Federal Hocking High one of the top schools in its region--and a model for what can be done when a principal, teachers, parents, and students put their minds together to creating change. As a result of Wood's innovative and sometimes radical ideas, attendance, GPAs, and graduation rates are all up at Federal Hocking High. It has been acknowledged that American education must radically change if the country wants to compete in the 21st century. This unique book about public schooling does not focus on policy decisions or legislative debate, but rather on the real lives of a dedicated principal and the teachers and students in his school. Where most books on education focus solely on what's wrong with our schools, A Time to Learn focuses on how to make it right. It is a clarion call to anyone who believes in the future of our children. * The subject of education in America and what can be done about it is both timely and volatile. * There is a huge audience for this book: more than one and a half million high school teachers and more than 40,000 high school principals are employed in the United States. * George Wood's first book, Schools that Work, established him as an expert on reform.