COVER STORIES
Stereotypes, Silence, and Speaking

You're Asian, How Could Fail Math?
By Wayne Au and Benji Chang

Taking A Chance with Words?
By Carol A. Tateishi

EDITORIAL Winds of Change
By The Editors
After years of being hushed by rightwing demagogues and a compliant media, teachers, students, parents, and activist are getting loud and proud

NCLB Stalled, but Still Armed and Dangerous
By Stan Karp
While the bipartisan consensus that passed NCLB in 2001 has splintered, the old, unimproved version of the law is not going away anytime soon.

Kid Nation
By Ellen Goodman
CBS goes overboard with this painful exploitation of children.

Wish You Were Here
By Chris W. Gallagher
A University of Nebraska professor takes a satirical look at Education Week's Quality Counts report, where the Cornhusker state ranked at the bottom.

There's a lot more inside this issue.