Over 3,000 of America’s finest teachers are selected for the prestigious National Federation of Academic Excellence in Education Award for an all-expenses paid three-month sabbatical to study topics of interest in NFAEE hubs all across the country. At the end of the sabbatical, only 288 participants are left. What happens to them is the result of an insidious plot to rid America of its best and brightest educators. Who is behind the plot, and why? For the handful who finish, the chilling answer is found in their struggle to survive THE SABBATICAL DIRECTIVE.