On the Cover: Schooling in a Democracy
Everyone knows that public schools support our democracy, but in a global age, isn't community control of schools an anachronism? Not if you want healthy, well-functioning schools or communities, say the authors of these three articles. It's all about collaboration.
No Community Left Behind, by Phillip C. Schlechty
The Public and the Public Schools: The Coproduction of Education, by David Mathews
Continuity and Change in the Pursuit of a Democratic Public Mission for Our Schools, by G. Thomas Bellamy And John I. Goodlad
FEATURES
Special Section: School Reform Turns 25
A Nation at Risk at 25, by Jennifer Borek
Speculations on A Nation at Risk: Illusions and Realities, by Thomas W. Hewitt
 A Nation at Risk and No Child Left Behind: Déjà Vu for Administrators?, by John W. Hunt
Redirecting the Teaching Profession in the Wake of A Nation at Risk and NCLB, by Allen H. Seed
Enduring Issues in Educational Assessment, by Gabriel M. Della-Piana
A Much Delayed Response to A Nation at Risk: Recent Innovations in General and Special Education, by Laura Baylot Casey, David F. Bicard, Sara C. Bicard, and
Sandra M. Cooley Nichols
A Field at Risk: The Teacher Shortage in Special Education, by Sandra M. Cooley Nichols, Sara C. Bicard, David F. Bicard, And Laura Baylot Casey
A Nation At Risk And The Blind Men, by Sally Blake
Teacher Professionalism Since A Nation at Risk, by Michael P. Grady, Kristine C. Helbling, And Dennis R. Lubeck
Science Education: Cassandra's Prophecy, by Thomas E. Brady
The Technology Implications of A Nation at Risk, by Lee Allen
Still in Search of Excellence, by Louis A. Franceschini
In Praise of Reinventing the Wheel, by Laura Thomas
Is Homework Working?, by Lisa Mangione
DEPARTMENTS
The Editor's Page: Pursuing Proficiency
Washington Commentary: Doing More with Less, by Anne C. Lewis
Stateline: Governors Throw Out First Pitches -- Will Legislatures Swing?, by Kathy Christie
Technology: Database 101 and Bento, by Royal Van Horn
Thoughts On Teaching: On the Evils of Multicultural Education, Constructivism, and Teacher Preparation Programs, by Bobby Ann Starnes
Research: Competing Concepts of Competitiveness, by Gerald W. Bracey
Courtside: Appropriate Salvation?, by Perry A. Zirkel
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