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The Shame of the Nation
By Jonathan Kozol
The restoration of apartheid schooling in America.

Editorial: Katrina's Lessons
By the Editors of Rethinking Schools
It wasn't just the hurricane that devastated the Gulf; it was also a slower, more preventable surge of racism and poverty.

Keeping Public Schools Public:
Free-Market Education
By Barbara Miner
Graphic evidence that school vouchers do not guarantee school quality in Milwaukee.

Commentary:
Christopher Columbus and the Iraq War
By Bill Bigelow
How the myth built up around Columbus has helped condition kids to accept imperial adventures like the Iraq war.

Action Education

An Unnatural Disaster:
What Will Teachers Do?
By Bree Picower
Teacher-activists address the needs of Katrina's victims, as well as the issues of race, poverty and inequality spotlighted by the hurricane and recovery efforts.

Special Section on Military Recruitment

We Don't Need Another Soldier
By Karl Meiner
A Marine comes back to visit his old high school before being shipped off to Iraq, and his former teacher realizes that teaching in a time of war raises the stakes for everyone.

• Stand and Be Counter
  By Amalia Oulahan
  Helping students interpret and resist the propaganda of military recruiters.

• Teen Support for Iraq War Wanes
  Surveys show that more kids just aren't buying what recruiters are selling.

Draft Resolution to End Military Recruitment Abuse
Teachers in Portland, Oregon are proposing this policy to fight abusive military recruiting.

War is Fun as Hell
By Sheldon Rampton
Militari-tainment? It's just one of the extraordinary lengths recruiters go to in pursuit of recruits.

Student Voice

Class of 2010:
The Next Generation of Soldiers?
By Eliza Leas
A 12-year-old asks: Why are the recruiters already coming after my class?

Reconstructing Race
By Nathaniel W. Smith
A teacher introduces his students to the slippery concept of race.

Teaching About Global Warming in Truck Country
By Jana Dean
Helping kids who've grown up in the "truck culture" examine climate change.

• The Science Behind Climate Change
  A quick primer on how humans have rapidly increased greenhouse gas levels.

Rethinking Agatha Christie
By Sudie Hofmann
The strange and offensive history of "Ten Little Indians" (Hint: They weren't always called "Indians.")

Playing with Gender
By Ann Pelo
Staff members at an early-childhood center ask hard questions about gender identity.

Students Galvanize for Immigrant Rights
By Ryan Knudson and Al Levie
How a high school club in Wisconsin has changed the lives of students and parents, and impacted their whole community.

COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS

Reviews

Books:
It's Still the Economy, Stupid...
By Wayne Au
A review of Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education and a New Social Movement by Jean Anyon.

Film:
More Than Just Dance Lessons
By Terry Burant
Why Mad Hot Ballroom is not just another dance movie.

Film:
Inspiration from Mexico's Rank and File
By Bob Peterson
Granito de Arena – the title means "grain of sand" and the film means a boost to teaching about global issues.

Strange Stuff

Short Stuff

Good Stuff

Resources

Miscellany