Congratulations to Helen Proctor, Jessica Gerrard and Susan Goodwin on the publication of their special issue of the Journal of Educational Administration and History, on the subject of ‘Working with and against the Bureaucratic State: Histories of Grassroots Organising for Public Education Reform, 1970s-1980s’. AHA member Archie Thomas is among the contributors to this significant collection. Congratulations to the editors and contributors!