Cover Art ©Brenda Grannan

DEPARTMENTS

2 GUEST EDITORIAL, Grades for Schools Reach All-Time High

4 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, Where Is the NCLBA Taking Us?, by Anne C. Lewis

6 STATELINE, Getting Policy Makers Literate on Literacy, by Kathy Christie

10 TECHNOLOGY, Sex, Potato Chips, and Media Literacy, by Royal Van Horn

12 RESEARCH, Summer Loss: The Phenomenon No One Wants to Deal With and More Trouble for Schools: The Volatility of Test Scores, by Gerald W. Bracey

90 COURTSIDE, What Ever Happened in the Appeal of . . . ? Part I, by Perry A. Zirkel

93 IN CANADA, The Decline of Small Pleasures, by Heather-jane Robertson

95 BACKTALK

SEPTEMBER 2002 * VOLUME 84 * NUMBER 1

ON THE COVER

SCHOOL REFORM
The linchpin of each American's necessary apprenticeship in democracy is a qualified, caring, competent classroom teacher, John Goodlad points out.

16 Kudzu, Rabbits, and School Reform, by John I. Goodlad

The 34TH ANNUAL Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll
41 The 34th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, by Lowell C. Rose and Alec M. Gallup

47 Policy Implications of the 34th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll

FEATURES

POINT OF VIEW
14 Hi, My Name Is Velma!, by Linda Kay Swartz

THE TEACHER SHORTAGE
We need to create a work environment that will continue to draw the bright, committed new teachers we need.

24 Why Are Experienced Teachers Leaving the Profession?, by Barbara Benham Tye and Lisa O'Brien

GIFTEDNESS
33 Expanding the Conception of Giftedness to Include Co-Cognitive Traits and to Promote Social Capital, by Joseph S. Renzulli

CHARTER SCHOOLS
Two studies show that charter school leaders assemble and deploy their professional staffs in ways that aren't possible in traditional schools.

59 Do Charter Schools Do It Differently?, by Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Marci Kanstoroom

CLASSROOM PRACTICE
63 Differentiation, by Lori Tukey

INCLUSION
65 School Change and Inclusive Schools: Lessons Learned from Practice, by James McLeskey and Nancy L. Waldron

73 'Mom, Will Kaelie Always Have Possibilities?' The Realities of Early Childhood Inclusion, by Mary Frances Hanline and Steven Daley

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
77 Learning to Discipline, by Margaret Metzger

LITERACY
The author describes the Orange County Literacy Project, a program for middle school students struggling with literacy.

85 Creating a System That Gets Results for Older, Reluctant Readers, by Rosemarye Taylor

BACK TO THE TRENCHES
The best education for a teacher educator was found in an eighth-grade classroom.

88 Can We Practice What We Preach?, by Melissa J. Marks