Arne Duncan and the Chicago Success Story: Myth or Reality?
By Jitu Brown, Eric (Rico) Gutstein, and Pauline Lipman
Yes, he played basketball with the president, but there's more to know—and be worried about—when it comes to the new secretary of education

Dunking on Arne Duncan
By Dave Zirin
Arne Duncan's got game on the court, but public education needs somebody better

When '21st-Century Schooling' Just Isn't Good Enough: A Modest Proposal
By Alfie Kohn
Compete, nothing! We're out to win the global education race, right?

Knock Knock: Turning Pain into Power
By Linda Christensen
When poet and Obie-winning playwright Daniel Beaty speaks, people listen, learn, and are inspired

Knock Knock
By Daniel Beaty

Silenced in the Classroom
By Seth Wessler
The saga of New York's Khalil Gibran Academy

There's a lot more inside this issue.