This, the fifth volume in a series, explores how to sustain the achievements of school communities while building shared leadership to continue improvements in schools, even under the weight of lean budgets and leadership changes. The book is a collection of essays by leading thinkers in education with topics including: characteristics and nature of effective leadership, sustainable leadership built on shared vision, improving classroom teaching and learning, large-scale reforms, and recruiting and developing new leaders. The book is intended as a reference for school administrators. Editors Houston (Center for Empowered Leadership), Blankstein (founder, HOPE Foundation), and Cole (founder, Edu-Data), and nine authors contributed to the book. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)