No two children are alike. They have different needs: they learn differently and at different rates, have unique interests and talents as well as special problems. In the past decade, this age-old fact has become increasingly obvious in our educational system. We have come to realize the unavoidable doom of institutional uniformity and the absolute necessity of alternatives and choices which allow all students, and not only those who can afford it, to learn in the best possible situation for them. Mario D. Fantini, one of the nation's best-known spokesmen for alternatives in education, has brought together important material which shows how this task can be and is being done in the educational system today. He has complied a handbook for parents, students, teachers and administrators who want to know how to improve education in their community. Mario D. Fantini is professor and Dean of education at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is author of What's Best For The Children?, also published by Anchor Press/Doubleday.