"The Laptops Are Coming! The Laptops Are Coming!"
By Sarah Heller McFarlane
Things to think about before the laptops arrive in your classroom.

A Time to End the Silences
By the Editors of Rethinking Schools
"When texts don't talk about racism, when standards don't mention racism, when teachers don't teach about racism, they automatically eliminate any discussion of anti-racism."

Prophet Motives
An excerpt from Keeping the Promise?: The Debate Over Charter Schools
"Any discussion of charter schools must ask not only whether charters promote a worthwhile vision of public education, but also whether they are faithful to their own promises."

Fault Lines in Merit Pay
By Sam Coleman
"Far from addressing the systemic, institutionalized problems in New York City's public schools, the city's test-based pay program attempts to provide a 'silver bullet' solution by relying on crass material incentives."

City Teaching: Beyond the Stereotypes
By Gregory Michie
"For city teachers, it's also about functioning within—and challenging—a system that in many ways works to undercut and even thwart your best efforts."

There's a lot more inside this issue.