On the Cover: THE 40th ANNUAL PDK/GALLUP POLL
An Open Letter to the Next President of the United States Regarding the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, by Bill Bushaw
Highlights of the 40th PDK/Gallup Poll
Americans Speak Out -- Are Educators And Policy Makers Listening?
The 40th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward The Public Schools, by William J. Bushaw and Alec M. Gallup
FEATURES
EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY
Why an Undemocratic Capitalism Has Brought Public Education to Its Knees: A Manifesto, by Richard A. Gibboney
Strong Schools Are Essential For Democracy, by Deborah Meier
Schooling for Democracy, by Nel Noddings
Educators Must Rally for Reform, by Kenneth D. Kastle
Class Matters -- In and Out of School, by Jayne Boyd-Zaharias and Helen Pate-Bain
PERSPECTIVES ABOUT CHINA
 Snapshots of Chinese Classrooms Illustrate Disparities, by Edward G. Pultorak and Glenn C. Markle
A River Town Goes Global, by Marjorie E. Castro
STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Self-Determination for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Why I Want Educators to Know What It Means, by Susan Unok Marks
TEACHER QUALITY
Sorting Out Teacher Quality, by Mary M. Kennedy
EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
Interim Assessments: A User's Guide, by Kim Marshall
DEPARTMENTS
THE EDITOR'S PAGE: Learning from the Fog
WASHINGTON COMMENTARY: What Was Old Is New Again, by Anne C. Lewis
STATELINE: Middle and High Schoolers Get Hands-on STEM Experiences, by Kathy Christie
IN CANADA: What Can We Expect from Politics?, by Ben Levin
Research: Performance at the Top, by Gerald W. Bracey
COURTSIDE: What Ever Happened in the Appeal of . . . ? Part III, by Perry A. Zirkel
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