• Preface and Acknowledgements


• Introduction: A New Movement for Equity and Justice in Education


• Chapter 1. How Community Organizing Works


• Chapter 2. "A Match on Dry Grass"


• Organizing for Great Schools in San Jose


• Chapter 3. "An Appetite for Change"


• Building Relational Cultures for Educational Reform and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles


• Chapter 4. "Our Strength is the Power of Our Community "


• Political Education and the Continuation of the Struggle in Denver


• Chapter 5. "Weaving a Tapestry that won't Unravel "


• The Transformation of Education in the Mississippi Delta


• Chapter 6. "Acts of Leadership "


• Building Powerful Forms of Parent Participation in Chicago


• Chapter 7. "Cement between the Bricks "


• Building Schools and Communities in New York City


• Chapter 8. Building Relationships and Power to Transform Communities


• and Schools


• Conclusion: Lessons for School Reform and Democracy-Building


• Appendix A Collaborative Research Process


• References

Mark R. Warren is Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of Fire in the Heart and Dry Bones Rattling.
Karen L. Mapp is Lecturer in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of Beyond the Bake Sale.
The Community Organizing and School Reform Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, led by Mark R. Warren and Karen L. Mapp, consists of Keith Catone, Roy Cervantes, Connie K. Chung, Cynthia Gordon, Soo Hong, Ann Ishimaru, Paul Kuttner, Meredith Mira, Thomas Nikundiwe, Soojin Oh, Kenneth Russell, Amanda Taylor, Mara Tieken, Anita Wadhwa, and Helen Westmoreland.

A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh approach to address educational failure.