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CONSPIRACY THEORY

FEBRUARY 2007 • Volume 88, Number 6

Conspiracy Theory: Lessons for Leaders from Two Centuries of School Reform, by James H. Nehring
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FEATURES

Surprise -- High School Reform Is Working, by Thomas Toch, Craig D. Jerald, and Erin Dillon
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Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease, by Peter Campbell
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Confluence Is a Cure: A Reply to 'Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease, by John Chubb
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High Stakes for Edison: A Rejoinder to John Chubb, by Peter Campbell
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Teaching Even 100 Hours a Week Leaves Children Behind, by Erik Gleibermann
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The Power of Personal Relationships, by Thomas S. Mawhinney and Laura L. Sagan
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Growing Hope as a Determinant of School Effectiveness, by Ronald J. Newell and Mark J. Van Ryzin
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DEPARTMENTS

THE EDITOR'S PAGE: Still Muddling
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WASHINGTON COMMENTARY: Movers and Shakers, Then and Now, by Anne C. Lewis
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STATELINE: Mission Possible: States Take on Adolescent Literacy, by Kathy Christie
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TECHNOLOGY: Beyond PowerPoint, by Royal Van Horn
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THOUGHTS ON TEACHING: On Kentucky Fried Children and the Educational-Industrial Complex, by Bobby Ann Starnes
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RESEARCH: Things Fall Apart: NCLB Self-Destructs, by Gerald W. Bracey
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COURTSIDE: No Med, No Ed?, by Perry A. Zirkel
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WEB WATCH, Enrichment Activities for Elementary Art, by Veronica Zaenglein and Erin Biddle
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