For more than two generations the traditional urban school systemampmdashthe districtampmdashhas utterly failed to do its job prepare its students for a lifetime of success. Millions and millions of boys and girls have suffered the grievous consequences. The district is irreparably broken. For the sake of todayamprsquos and tomorrowamprsquos innercity kids it must be replaced. The Urban School System of the Future argues that vastly better results can be realized through the creation of a new type of organization that properly manages a cityamprsquos portfolio of schools using the revolutionary principles of chartering. It will ensure that new schools are regularly created that great schools are expanded and replicated that persistently failing schools are closed and that families have access to an array of highquality options. This new entity will focus exclusively on school performance meaning among other things our cities can thoughtfully integrate their traditional public charter public and private schools into a single highfunctioning k12 system. For decades the district has produced the most heartbreaking results for already atrisk kids. The Urban School System of the Future explains how we can finally turn the tide and create dynamic responsive highperforming selfimproving urban school systems that fulfill the promise of public education.