Why School Leaders Need Vision: Managing Scarcity, Mandates, and Conflicting Goals for Educational Quality

Bruce S. Cooper, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus, Education Leadership, Administration and Public Policy, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, New York. He also taught at University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College, after receiving his doctorate at the University of Chicago, with Donald A. Erickson, as his mentor.

Carlos R. McCray, EdD,is an associate professor at University of Louisville in the Educational Leadership and Administration Program. He teaches qualitative research to aspiring educational leaders. Professor McCray is the co-author of the books, School Leadership in a Diverse Society: Helping Schools Prepare All Students for Success and Cultural Collision and Collusion: Reflections on Hip-Hop Culture, Values, and Schools.

Stephen Coffin is a Ph.D. candidate in education at the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University; teaches school finance as an adjunct professor for the Graduate School of Education, Montclair State University and as a part time lecturer for the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University; teaches school and higher education finance and economics as an adjunct instructor for the Graduate School of Education, Fordham University; publishes articles, chapters and books; serves on three editorial review boards; is a former school business administrator; has earned an MBA in finance and MPA in public administration; and focuses on education finance and policy, charter schools, community economic development, school business administration, and equal educational opportunity and equity.