TABLE OF CONTENTS: JUNE 2004 * Volume 85 * Number 10
Cover Art: © Dynamic Graphics DEPARTMENTS 722 THE EDITOR'S PAGE, What Will You Do on Summer Vacation? 723 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, Therapeutic Reading for the Highly Educated, by Anne C. Lewis 725 STATELINE, Making Truth Less Subjective, by Kathy Christie 727 TECHNOLOGY, Typefaces, by Royal Van Horn 796 THOUGHTS ON TEACHING, Sometimes Apologies Are Not Enough, by Bobby Ann Starnes 798 RESEARCH, Rags to Rags? Riches to Riches?, by Gerald W. Bracey 800 COURTSIDE, Unflagging Efforts, by Perry A. Zirkel   HOW TO FIND THESE ARTICLES ONLINE	ON THE COVER What better source of information on how to use technology effectively in professional development than IBM? Mr. Levy and Mr. Murnane share that company's experience with Basic Blue, a management training program, and derive lessons for educators. 728 A Role for Technology in Professional Development? Lessons from IBM, by Frank Levy and Richard J. Murnane FEATURES TESTING AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT There's no reason to engage in testing for testing's sake, and the articles in this special section both raise and answer a number of questions about how assessment might -- or might not -- lead to improved instruction. 735 Can Measurement of Results Help Improve the Performance of Schools?, by Barry Anderson, D. Scott MacDonald, and Christina Sinnemann 740 Test Anxiety: Are Students Failing Tests -- Or Are Tests Failing Students?, by David Sadker and Karen Zittleman 745 Teacher Dilemmas in a Time of Standards and Testing, by Bill Plitt 749 What's Wrong with Teaching to the Test?, by Dave Posner 752 When Do Children Fall Behind? What Can Be Done?, by Mark L. Davison, Young Seok Seo, Ernest C. Davenport, Jr., Donna Butterbaugh, and Leslie J. Davison SMALL SCHOOLS Mr. Copland and Ms. Boatright derive lessons for leaders from those who have led successful small schools. Mr. Myatt calls on state and district leaders to consider the opportunities presented by the small school movement. And Ms. Epstein shares the story of a small "street academy" that has survived the decades and continues to provide individual attention to students. 762 Leading Small: Eight Lessons for Leaders in Transforming Large Comprehensive High Schools, by Michael A. Copland and Elizabeth E. Boatright 770 Fulfilling the Promise of Small High Schools, by Larry Myatt 773 Miracle School: A Child of the Civil Rights Movement, by Kitty Kelly Epstein RECOMMENDED READING Once again, Roger Soder shares with Kappan readers his recommendations for summer reading and those of his book-loving friends. 777 Books for Summer Reading ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS 782 Challenges in the No Child Left Behind Act for English-Language Learners, by Jamal Abedi and Ron Dietel 786 Understanding and Meeting the Needs of ESL Students, by Paul Chamness Miller and Hidehiro Endo WEB-BASED PORTFOLIOS 792 From Worn-Out to Web-Based: Better Student Portfolios, by Celeste Diehm

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