Saul Rubinstein is a professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University and director of the Collaborative School Leadership Initiative. Charles Heckscher is a distinguished professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University and codirector of the Center for the Study of Collaboration. John McCarthy is an associate professor at Cornell University's ILR School, where he studies management and labor relations in U.S. public education.

A thought-provoking examination of how public education systems can be strengthened through strategic relationships both within schools and with outside partners.