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Phi Delta Kappan, the professional journal for education, addresses issues of policy and practice for educators at all levels. Advocating research-based school reform, the Kappan provides a forum for debate on controversial subjects. Published since 1915, the journal appears monthly September through June.

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An Interview with Elena Silva

 


October 2008 articles • Volume 90 Number 2

ELECTION 2008
The Presidential Sweepstakes 2008: Education with a Whimper, Not with a Bang, by Denis Doyle (Includes Policy Statements of Barack Obama and John McCain)
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7 Questions About Education for McCain and Obama, by Bruce Mitchell
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Get Real: Teaching About the Presidential Election, by Margit McGuire and John Waldman
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THE CONDITION OF EDUCATION
The 18th Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education: Schools-Are-Awful Bloc Still Busy in 2008, by Gerald W. Bracey
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TEACHING STUDENTS TO LEARN
School as Inquiry, by Steven Wolk
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They Knew Calculus When They Left: The Thinking Disconnect Between High School and University, by Kevin St. Jarre
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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
The Benwood Plan: A Lesson in Comprehensive Teacher Reform, by Elena Silva   Available free online
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Beyond Standardization: Powerful New Principles for Improvement, by Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley
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DEPARTMENTS
THE EDITOR'S PAGE: Show Me the Vision
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WASHINGTON COMMENTARY: Listening to What's Not Being Said, by Anne C. Lewis
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STATELINE: Late Summer Leadership, by Kathy Christie
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THOUGHTS ON TEACHING: On the Season for Reason, by Bobby Ann Starnes
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COURTSIDE: What Ever Happened in the Appeal of . . . ? Friday Nite Rites, by Perry A. Zirkel
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