Volume 20, No.2

An Interview with Tom Mooney

Tom Mooney

Possible Questions for Toy Store Investigations

By Sudie Hoffman

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Resources 20.2

Check out these valuable resources, reviewed by Rethinking Schools editors and Teaching for Change colleagues.

Roles for Katrina Role Play

By Ian McFeat

For the complete roles

Questioning Scripted Curricula

By Barbara Miner

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Short Stuff 20.2

Quality in Texas In Texas, students in low-income schools are more likely to be taught by less experienced, poorly qualified teachers, according to a recent study by University of Texas […]

Discussion and Writing Questions

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Strange Stuff 20.2

Intelligent Revenge In early November, Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said the people of Dover, Penn., might suffer for electing school board members who believe the teaching of “intelligent design” is […]

Action Education: Getting in Touch 20.2

The movement for educational justice gains momentum as more educators and community members get involved. Here’s how to contact the organizations profiled in “Taking Teacher Quality into Their Own Hands.”

All Roles Together

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Examples of Good Multicultural and Anti-Bias Literature

By Janet Schmidt

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Cincinnati

By Barbara Miner

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Why Center X?

The following is excerpted from the Center X Mission Statement

The Work, Not Just the Book

By Herbert Kohl

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Does Improved Teacher Quality Lead to Improved Student Learning?

By Barbara Miner

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Letters 20.2

Segregation Then and Now The excerpt from Jonathan Kozol’s The Shame of the Nation (Volume 20, No. 1) was a passionate, effective indictment of the state of public education and the political, […]

Suggested Recordings

These are the albums and individual tracks used in the lesson plan on the birth of rock and roll and the rise of popular youth culture.

Introduction: Teacher Quality

By Catherine Capellaro

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Getting to the Heart of Quality Teaching

By the Editors of Rethinking Schools

Catchy slogans, top-down mandates and shallow reforms won’t improve teacher quality. Real progress will only happen if teachers, parents, teacher unions and school and community leaders all play a role.

Teacher Organizers Take Quality into Their Own Hands

Details on teacher-quality initiatives taking root around the country.

Transforming Teacher Education

UCLA's Center Xsets out to help Los Angeles' struggling schools

By Barbara Miner

UCLA’s Center Xsets out to help Los Angeles’ struggling schools.

Conversations on Quality

An interview with Deborah Meier

By Catherine Capellaro

The visionary school reformer discusses quality teaching, race and class, and the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind.

Teachers Teaching Teachers

In Portland, teachers work together to create teacher-centered professional development

By Linda Christensen

In Portland, teachers work together to create teacher-centered professional development.

Cincinnati’s Teacher Union Tackles Quality

Despite complexities and shortcomings, the district's teacher quality initiatives are making a difference

By Barbara Miner

It’s difficult and complex work, but this city’s teacher quality initiatives are making a difference.  

Conversations on Quality

An interview with Gloria Ladson-Billings

By Wayne Au

One of the leading scholars of the education of African Americans says quality education means addressing issues like educational equity and true desegregation, and judging educational quality on a lot more than test scores. 

Teacher Education Left Behind

How NCLB harms the preparation of new teachers

By Doug Selwyn

How NCLB harms the preparation of new teachers.

Tips for Working with StudentTeachers

By Alana Murray

Practical advice for helping new educators find their feet in the real world of teaching.

Miles of Aisles of Sexism

Helping students investigate toy stores

By Sudie Hofmann

Helping students investigate toy stores – where sex-role stereotypes and the “glory” of war are being sold to kids.

Teaching Brown in Tuscaloosa

Learning about their community's civil rights history inspires students to action

By Alison Schmitke

How students were inspired by learning about their community’s civil rights history.

Lessons in Solidarity

Grady Hospital Laundry Workers United

By Larry Miller

A teacher recounts his own experience as a hospital worker, to show students the importance of people sticking together to make needed change.

School Days

(Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll!)

By Rick Mitchell

How music recordings can bring history to life.

Exploring ‘Same’ and ‘Different’ in a Preschool World

By Janet Schmidt

Helping young students overcome bias and embrace diversity.  

Washin’ Away

A trial activity asks who's guilty for Katrina's horrors

By Ian McFeat

A trial activity asks who’s guilty for Katrina’s horrors.