From Boardroom to Classroom,
Tom Bloch Shares Why He Believes
Teachers Can Make a Difference

       Thomas Bloch was the successful CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of 
       the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing     
       from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned   his position to become a
       math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City.  Stand for the Best follows Bloch's
       struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a
       successful charter school, University Academy.

        But Stand for the Best is more than a memoir of one man's journey; the book also includes lessons
        learned from Bloch's experience, winning strategies from teachers he has known, valuable
        approaches for educating students no matter what their circumstances, and a unique model of
        education for teachers working with inner-city students. Most of all, it shows what can be
        accomplished when teachers, students, and the community all stand for the best.