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Volume 15, No. 3 - Spring 2001

The Return to Separate and Unequal By Michael Barndt and Joel McNally In Milwaukee, as across the country, funding disparities between urban and suburban districts raise all-important issues of civil rights and racial justice. SPECIAL REPORT: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD Rethinking Schools is now celebrating its 15th year as an independent voice for school reform. To mark this occasion we have asked some notable educators and commentators to reflect on how education reform has changed -- and stayed the same -- since 1986, and where we need to go from here. Rethinking the Basal Reader The first editorial by Rethinking Schools speaks across the years to provide perspective on today's push for standardization. Listening to Children By Jonathan Kozol Finding Signs of Hope By Linda Christensen A Lifetime of Lessons By Lola Glover "On Creative Extremism" By Sonia Nieto Standards, Markets, and Creating School Failure By Michael W. Apple Bush Plan Fails Schools By Stan Karp The President's proposals center on mandatory testing and voucher programs. Paige Leads Dubious Cast of Education Advisors By Stan Karp The Bush administration is filled with people who have spent their careers bashing public education or promoting privatization. Math, Maps, and Misrepresentation By Eric Gutstein A middle school teacher works with maps to help students use mathematics to "read the world." Real World Projects Eric Gutstein shares some of the projects his students have been working on. Sharing the Movement By Nancy Murray As part of Project HIP-HOP, Boston-area students embark on a 5,000-mile journey to meet with veterans of the civil rights movement. The Lives of Migrant Farmworkers By Dirk Frewing A high school teacher introduces his suburban students to the often-ignored issue of the exploitation of migrant farm workers. Looking For the Girls By Andrea Brown An educator makes some disturbing discoveries when she spends a day watching music videos on television. Challenging the Images An educator makes some disturbing discoveries when she spends a day watching music videos on television. Examining Media Violence By Bakari Chavanu A teacher tries to help his students think about the relationship between media images and violence. Videos on Sexism and Violence in the Media By Bill McClendon Decatur Revisited By Linda Lutton Last spring, controversy in the Illinois town of Decatur exposed the racial inequities in 'zero tolerance' polices. A year later, not much has changed. Suspensions Soar Students Vs. Jostens Inc. By Andrea Townsend A high school senior asks, "Who makes our graduation gowns?" -and recounts the struggle that ensues. DEPARTMENTS No Comment! - News that needs no explanation Shorts Resource Good Stuff Ed-Web Student Page			CONTENTS Vol. 15, No. 3 The Return to Separate and Unequal Special Report: Looking Back, Moving Forward Rethinking the Basal Reader Listening to Children Finding Signs of Hope A Lifetime of Lessons "On Creative Extremism" Standards, Markets, and Creating School Failure Bush Plan Fails Schools Paige Leads Dubious Cast of Education Advisors Math, Maps, and Misrepresentation Real World Projects Sharing the Movement The Lives of Migrant Farmworkers Looking For the Girls Challenging the Images Examining Media Violence Videos on Sexism and Violence in the Media Decatur Revisited Suspensions Soar Students Vs. Jostens Inc.

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