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| Teachers in Los Angeles wear gags at a July
board of educators meeting to protest the passages of Proposition
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What Now for Bilingual Education?
By James Crawford
Six months after California's Proposition 227 was passed we see
disrupted schools, confused teachers, and kids dumped out of good programs
for crash courses in English. But some bilingual education survives,
thanks to parent and teacher support.
Does Bilingual Ed Work?
By James Crawford
Research and experience underscore the importance of teaching in
both languages.
Out Front
By Annie Johnston
An openly gay high school teacher discusses what schools can do
to fight homophobia.
Vouchers in legal limbo.
By Barbara Miner
The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear the Milwaukee voucher case,
shifting focus to political and educational problems with public funds
for private schools.
What Color is Beautiful?
By Alejandro Segura-Mora
A kindergartner says he doesn't like his dark skin. His teacher
grapples with how to respond, and finds a valuable resource in the book
"Nina Bonita."
Trivial Pursuit Testing
By Peter Kiang
An education professor takes the notorious Massachusetts teacher
certification test. It's a great test, he says, if the goal is to train
contestants for "Jeopardy" or "Trivial Pursuit."
Equity Takes a Hard Hit
A Rethinking Schools Editorial
Across the country, concern with equity is dwindling as voters,
school boards, and federal courts embrace so-called "race-neutral" policies.
Tracking and the Project
Method
By Bob Peterson
A teacher reflects on alternatives to tracking, and how to teach
kids with a range of skills.
Keeping Schools on Track
By Anne Wheelock
Research has proven that tracking is inequitable. So why does it
persist? And why do so many reformers sidestep the issue?
Terriblehorriblenogoodverybad
By Greg Michie
Some days are like that. And some practices, like tracking, are
even worse.
What's the Fuss?
By Raul Yzaguirre
Are debates over bilingual ed grounded in what's best for students,
or are they clouded by cultural issues and opinions about assimilation?
The Poetry of Protest
By Linda Christensen
Martin Espada's poetry is a weapon for justice for those who aren't
white, who don't speak English, and whose work as migrant laborers is
exploited.
Philip's Transformation
By Beverly Braxton
How an elementary school teacher uses the book "Crow Boy" to teach
respect for differences, and how she helped one angry, alienated student.
The Trial
By Kate Lyman
Helping students get past "us versus them" while exploring homelessness.
Revolving School Doors
By Ruth Conniff
High housing costs mean many students move -- and change schools
-- once or more each year, with dire effects on learning.
Past and Present: An Encounter with the Elders
By Herb Kohl
Reviews of "Teacher with a Heart: Reflections on Leonard Covello
and Community," by Vito Perrone, and "School Equity: Strategy for Creating
Productive Schools in a Just Society," edited by Marilyn J. Cittell.
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