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Table of Contents | September 2004
Editor's Note: The Fight to Improve Public Education
Technology integration in our schools has definitely made a difference in the quality of public education. Now we need to keep up the momentum to reach all schools.
Little Shop of Physics: A Mobile Hands-On Science Program Captivates
Room to Learn: Trailer Bash
Room To Learn: Mystery Science Theater
Where Have All the Principals Gone?: The Acute School-Leader Shortage
Intelligent Design: Immersing Students in Civic Education
A New Learning Day: After School Is No Afterthought
It Takes a Planet: Education Is a Common Thread
Free Radicals: Loosening the Reins on Education
Kimberly Oliver: National Teacher of the Year
Taking Back the Class: Teach to the Test? No Way!
Summer School Nation: Vivid Vacation Pursuits
Readers' Survey 2006
The Daring Dozen: 2006
Why Johnny (Still) Can't Read: Schools Meet the Challenge of Producing Teen Readers
Fighting for Fitness: Educational Institutions Step into the Ring
Lost in Translation: Reaching Out to English-Language Learners
Synching Up with the iKid: Connecting to the Twenty-First-Century Student
Time Out: Rethinking the Hours America Spends Educating
What Works: Using Our Time Wisely to Support and Improve Public Education
F for Assessment: Standardized Testing Fails
Brave New School: Teaching Disabled and Nondisabled Students Together
The Daring Dozen 2004
Full House: As Las Vegas Grows, So Does the Need to Accommodate Its Students
Sage Advice: Election Day Relevance
How do you make Election Day relevant to students when they can't even vote?
Features
The Teen Ticket: Are Teenagers Old Enough to Vote?
Proposals to lower the voting age may say more about partisan squabbles than about precocious youngsters.
Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education
The visionary filmmaker argues that students must learn a new language of image and sound in order to succeed.
Full House: As Las Vegas Grows, So Does the Need to Accommodate Its Students
The Las Vegas building boom has stretched the creativity and resources of the nation's fastest-growing school district.
Cool Schools
Money: That's What I Want
Scoop up those elusive grant dollars.
Power to the People: Taking Education Beyond Traditional Boundaries
First Amendment Schools put the Constitution to work.
Look Ma, No Wires: Easy Steps to a Wireless Net
Going wi-fi.
Inside, Looking Out: Students Get the Picture
Did you hear about the classroom with no windows?
Design
Green Scene: Students Appreciate Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Building Design
Students at this Texas elementary school don't just study textbooks to learn about the environment and sustainability. They're surrounded by it.
Clean My Ride: Biodiesel Buses Are Better for Breathing
The cloud of black soot that school buses churn out could soon be a thing of the past.
Heart & Soul
Help Me, I'm Failing: Louisiana Students Falling Behind Learn How to Move Ahead
A middle school program helps keep students from being left behind and left despondent.
Combating Senioritis: How to Keep Soon-to-Graduate Students on Task
The best way to motivate seniors who've cut their jets is to treat them like adults.
Muse: Muse: Keeping Time
The jazz legend on how music education nourishes the mind as well as the soul.
Head of Class
Modern Math: Some Surprising Numbers
Dress Coda: Watch Those P's & Q's
The Rating Game: Does it Help or Hurt?
The pros and cons of a teacher-rating Web site.
Crack the Books: Efforts to Slash the Textbook Budget
Open-source textbooks? Why not!
Settle Down, Please: Keeping Order in the Classroom
What constitutes chaos in the classroom? For teachers and parents, it differs.
No Con Left Behind: Time to Rethink Priorities?
A surprising fact about California's spending habits.
Good Grades = Higher Teacher Pay: Compensating Teachers for Student Achievement
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association agrees to award educators for student progress.
Recess
Pen Pal: High Tech Disguised as Low Tech
USB made E-Z.
Eye Candy: Look Spectacular in Specs
Eyeglasses are becoming fashionable -- as well as functional.
Mail to the Chief: A Book for the Season
Enlightening readers on the status of public education.
Room and Blackboard: School Renovation at its Best
School -- twenty-four hours.
See the World -- and Save It, Too: Edifying Expeditions for Educators
The international, nonprofit organization Earthwatch Institute connects adventurous travelers with research scientists worldwide.
Glow Fish: Shedding Some Light on Deep-Sea Creatures
An in-the-dark exhibit that will brighten your day.
