Summer 2007 / Vol. 7, No. 3
In Low-Income Schools, Parents Want Teachers Who Teach
In affluent schools, other things matter
Teacher’s Little Helper
New technologies target teacher performance
Politics First, Students Last
A well-heeled commission issues a weak-kneed report
Confessions from the Classroom
How do teachers know they're working hard enough?
Curriculum Wars
Ancient and Modern
Three Rs and a V
Schools should teach the importance of voting
Pressure Cooker
Teens at the top pay a price
Readers Respond
Catholic schools; teacher dispositions; private placements; teacher certification
The Confidence Men
Selling adequacy, making millions
Power Struggle in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Unified School District once again finds itself positioned for great things—or grave disappointment. The district has an ambitious building plan, and a tough-talking retired admiral sits in the superintendent’s chair. The legislature passed a bill in 2006 that gives Mayor Villaraigosa greater control over the schools, but a lawsuit holds up his [...]
A Ray of Hope
Politics may still save L.A. schools
A Murky Picture
An attempted takeover goes awry
Pre-K 101
Who should control a four-year-old’s education — the government or parents?
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson
The Peyton Manning of charter schools
The Lucy Calkins Project
Parsing a self-proclaimed literacy guru
The Education Governor
An interview with Florida governor Jeb Bush
The 21 studies that generated the findings in “Civics Exam: Schools of Choice Boost Civic Values”
Campbell, David E. 2001a. “Civic Education: Readying Massachusetts’ Next Generation of Citizens.” White Paper 17, Boston: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. Available by request of the author, Dave_Campbell@nd.edu. ———. 2001b. “Making Democratic Education Work.” In Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education, edited by Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell. Washington, DC: Brookings, pp. 241-67. [...]
Civics Exam
Schools of choice boost civic values
Adequately Fatigued
Court rulings disappoint plaintiffs
Texas Hold’em
Secretary Spellings – the ace in Bush’s hand
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