THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION IN EDUCATION
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October Cover

ELECTION 2008

OCTOBER 2008 • 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 
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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, by Joan Richardson
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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: Friday Nite Rites, by Perry A. Zirkel
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PDK Working for You
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