On the Cover: THE HAND/BRAIN DIVIDE
Mr. Rose contends that we undervalue the many displays of what the mind does every day.
Intelligence, Knowledge, and the Hand/Brain Divide, by Mike Rose
FEATURES
America's Secret Educational Weapon: Community Colleges, by C. Peter Magrath
Who Is a Famous American? Charting Historical Memory Across the Generations, by Sam Wineburg and Chauncey Monte-Sano
Special Section: The Role of History in Social Studies
Reinventing Social Studies, by Kevin St. Jarre
A Bad Argument for a Reasonable Position, by Robert B. Bain
Reinventing Social Studies: By All Means!, by Jesus Garcia
A Member of the Supporting Cast, by Kevin St. Jarre
Diagnosing School Decline, by Daniel L. Duke
Why Has High-Stakes Testing So Easily Slipped into Contemporary American Life?, by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berliner
Counterbalance Assessment: The Chorizo Test, by Nolan L. Cabrera and George A. Cabrera
Rethinking the Science Fair, by John Craven and Tracy Hogan
Have You Googled Your Teacher Lately? Teachers' Use of Social Networking Sites, by Heather L. Carter, Teresa S. Foulger, and Ann Dutton Ewbank
Conduct Unbecoming, by Howard Parkhurst
What Do We Know About School Effectiveness? Academic Gains in Public and Private Schools, by Christopher Lubienski, Corinna Crane, and Sarah Theule Lubienski
DEPARTMENTS
The Editor's Page: Hope for a Renaissance
Washington Commentary: Parents: Time to Get Organized, by Anne C. Lewis
Stateline: Can Those Tweens and Teens Read Yet?, by Kathy Christie
Technology: World Data Sources, by Royal Van Horn
In Canada: Fix the Flawed Funding Formula!, by Ben Levin
Research: Kicked Down and Out by the Texas Miracle, by Gerald W. Bracey
Courtside: Unfunded Mandate?, by Perry A. Zirkel
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