COVER STORY: Why We Banned Legos
By Ann Pelo and Kendra Pelojoaquin
Exploring power, ownership, and equity in an early childhood classroom.

EDITORIAL: Back to the Drawing Board for NCLB
By the editors of Rethinking Schools

Action Education

Australia Battles Privatization
An interview with Angelo Gavrielatos

A Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne
By Anita Bohn

Savage Unrealities
By Paul Gorski
Classism and racism abound in Ruby Payne's A Framework for Understanding Poverty

What Names Us?
By T. Elijah Hawkes
How James Baldwin’s work shapes our school.

When the Teacher’s a Fan, Who’s on the Team?
By Terry Burant
A teacher's sports enthusiasm sparks a reflection.

Reclaiming Hidden History
By Michael Pezone and Alan Singer
High school students face opposition when they create a slavery walking tour in Manhattan.

There's a lot more inside this issue.