Magazine Tables of Contents Archive

Volume 4, No.3

Spring 1990

Selma Confronts Tracking

By David Levine
The Seduction of “Choice”

Why the New Assignment Plan Should be Postponed and Redone
Class Size: A Key Reform

By Bob Peterson
Fostering Self-Discipline

By Tim Duax
Israel’s Hold on Palestinian Education

By Bill Bigelow
Parent Power in Chicago

Chicago Parents Struggle to Institute Radical New School Reforms

By Stan Karp
Earth Day 1990

By Beth Heinecamp
Books to Inspire Environmental Awareness

A Sense of Wonder

By Pete Angilello and Lee Bock
What are our Children Learning?

By Bob Peterson

Volume 4, No.2

Winter 1989/1990

Whose Standard?

Teaching standard English in our schools

By Linda M. Christensen
Early Tests Challenged

Legislation to ban K-2 testing receives first hearing

By Bob Peterson
Cultural Styles in a Pluralist Society

By Asa G. Hilliard III
How Much Do You Know?

The National School Reform Test

By Stan Karp
Expectations and “At-Risk” Children

By L. C. Clark
Project Work in the Classroom

Volume 4, No.1

Fall 1989

Discovering Columbus: Re-reading the Past

By Bill Bigelow
School Choice: Unwrapping the Package
Columbus’s Lingering Legacy: 500 Years is Enough
New School Construction Raises Old Questions
K-12 Curriculum Reform to Begin

By David Levine
Community Superintendents Call for High Expectations, Greater Parental Involvement
A Chicago Chronicle

By William Ayers
The Day Sondra Took Over

By Cynthia M. Ellwood

Volume 3, No.3

Spring 1989

Making Connections: Challenges We Face

By Cynthia Ellwood
Half Million Standardized Tests Given To MPS Students

By Bob Peterson
Militarism and Milwaukee: Let Them Hold A Bake Sale To Build Bombers
Differences in the Classroom; A Challenge for Democratic Educators

By Williams Ayers
Fifth Graders Respond to a Changed Reading Program
A Year in Review: Good Beginnings Need Grassroots Support and Direction
Rethinking Curriculum

By David Levine
Testing Controversy

One Teacher’s Story

By Erik L. Paulsen

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