FALL 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

WHERE WE STAND
by Al From

Solutions

GIVE KIDS A CHOICE
by Paul T. Hill
With choice, we can create schools that keep promises about high performance, and shut down those that don't.

GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS
by Peter Hutchinson and Louise Sundin
High student performance requires that we redesign how we recruit, develop and reward better teachers. In Minneapolis, working with the Union, we did. Plus:

• CORPS VALUES by William A. Galston
• TEACHERS, TEACHERS, TEACHERS by William Sanders

CURRICULUM REFORM: SUBJECT MATTERS
by James Traub
There's a lot of truth to the traditionalists' view that the schools started downhill when we lost faith in the core curriculum and in the pedagogical standbys, like phonics. Plus:

• THE NEED TO KNOW TEST by Michelle Tolbert
• THE SWEET FRUIT OF UNDERSTANDING by Howard Gardner

SAFETY: THE LITTLE THINGS ON THE WAY TO LITTLETON
by George F. Kelling
The core issue is the capacity of adults to shape the behavior and culture of youth, especially adolescent males. It runs through history and cuts across cultures. Plus:

• THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT by Douglas Rushkoff

UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL: KIDS NEED AN EARLY START
by Isabel Sawhill
Universal preschool education may be the best investment Americans can make in our children's education -- and our nation's future.

FINANCE: SHOW ME THE RESULTS
by Andrew Rotherham
After years of thorny legislative and judicial battles, there is now a new model for creating equitable funding for schools.

HIGH-SKILLS OPTION: A DIFFERENT KIND OF SUCCESS
by Daniel Yankelovich
With the right type of support, the nation's two-year community colleges can make the American dream work for millions of young people who are now left behind.

Penn's Poll

PUBLIC OPINION: A HUNGER FOR REFORM
by Mark J. Penn

What Works

FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS: OPEN DOOR POLICY
by Joy Dryfoos
In full service schools, children engage in creative educational projects, community service, and cultural enrichment from early in the morning till evening and all summer long.

INTERNET: THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
by Andres Henriquez
How a low-income New Jersey school district combined new technology with system-wide reform to achieve a remarkable turnaround.

RACIAL PROGRESS: THE MANY, THE PROUD
by Charles Moskos
Rather than compromise standards to attain racial diversity, we must create opportunities to raise disadvantaged groups to meet high standards of competition. This army school does.

SOCIAL PROMOTION: DIPLOMAS THAT COUNT
by Frederick Lowe
Chicago has turned around one of the worst districts in the country. There are several reasons, but the one that whips heads around is the decision to end social promotions.

Star Schools

• BOSTON RENAISSANCE: Boston, Mass.
• KELSO ELEMENTARY: Inglewood, Calif.
• MORSE SCHOOL: Cambridge, Mass.
• P.S. 154: Harlem, N.Y.
• JAMES A. MCKEE ELEMENTARY: Elk Grove, Calif.
• OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT: Oxford, Miss.

Innovators

• PHILLIP DHINGRA: San Diego, Calif.
• JUDY KRANZLER: Walnut Creek, Calif.
• JILL STAMM: Arizona State University
• JAMES HUBBELL: San Diego, Calif.

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