What Happened to the Golden Door?
By Linda Christensen
A teacher comes to grips with the myths about immigration she learned as a child and the sometimes-brutal realities they obscured, as she considers how to teach her own students about this critical subject.  

The Power of Words
By Mark Sweeting
History textbooks are full of euphemisms that sanitize indefensible acts. A teacher and his students explore the imprisonment of innocent Japanese-Americans during World War II, as well as the many textbooks that refer to their "relocation."

Tales Out of School
By Mike Rose
An analysis of the myths and misconceptions about public schools that pervade U.S. political rhetoric, with a special focus on the 1996 platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties.

MPS Revamps Admissions Policies for High Schools
By Barbara Miner
An analysis of the Milwaukee Public Schools' decision to let high schools give preferential admission to 8th-graders with better attendance.

Editorial: MPS Screening a Step BackwardCriticism of the Milwaukee Public Schools' decision.

There's a lot more inside this issue.