Cover Art © 1999
by Mario Noche
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December 1999 · Volume 81 · Number 4
FEATURES
264 Neural Connections: Some You Use, Some You Lose,
by John T. Bruer
278 Facing the Risks of the 'Mozart Effect,' by
Bennett Reimer
284 For-Profit Schools Continue to Skimp on Special Education:
A Response to Naomi Zigmond, by Arun K. Ramanathan and Nancy
J. Zollers
291 Inner-City Schools: A Multiple-Variable Discussion,
by Royal Van Horn
298 Urban Schools: Forced to Fail,
by Emeral A. Crosby
304 Teacher Talent and Urban Schools, by Gary
L. Gordon
308 What Are the Real Risk Factors for African American Children?,
by Jacquelyne Faye Jackson
313 Behind the Statistics: Urban Dropouts and the GED,
by Liane Brouillette
316 What Is the Future of Predominantly Black Urban Schools?
The Politics of Race in Urban Education Policy, by Jerome E.
Morris
320 Eliminating Standardized Tests in College Admissions: The
New Affirmative Action?, by Rebecca Zwick
325 Making a Difference Through Education: An Interview with
Manuel Justiz, by Mark F. Goldberg
328 Deciphering Teacher Lounge Talk, by J. David
Keller
DEPARTMENTS
258 THE EDITOR'S PAGE, All That Glitters . . .
259 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, by Anne C. Lewis
261 STATELINE, by Chris Pipho
330 RESEARCH, by Gerald W. Bracey
332 COURTSIDE, Are You Gay?, by Perry A. Zirkel
334 TECHNOLOGY, Gift-Giving
Guide, by Royal Van Horn
336 BACKTALK |
