May 2006 | Volume 63 | Number 8

Challenging the Status Quo

The invitation to substantively change the typical way that we work can be frightening or it can be exhilarating. In these days when schools are under the pressure of external mandates, is it possible to challenge the status quo and initiate new and better practices that benefit students? Authors in this issue discuss whether schools can be traditional and innovative, standards-based and student-centered. They describe how educators are opening the doors of schools and classrooms to let fresh change in.

Feature Articles

Perspectives / The Challenge to Change

Marge Scherer

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Having It All

David J. Ferrero

Schools can be traditional and innovative, broad and deep, canonical and interdisciplinary, standards-based and authentic.

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The Ripple Effect

Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink

Why it matters when one school succeeds at the expense of another.

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The New Integration

Richard D. Kahlenberg

A growing number of school districts are reducing persistent achievement gaps by integrating students according to economic status.

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Are We Fixing the Wrong Things?

Yong Zhao

U.S. schools may be making the wrong international comparisons.

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Of Hubs, Bridges, and Networks

Douglas B. Reeves

How to tap the isolated educators who can catalyze change and sow excellence.

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Let Seniors Lead

Janice Dreis and Larry Rehage

New Trier High School's senior leadership program nourishes teachers-in-the-making.

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The Values Manifesto Project

George Euvrard

Namibian students ponder which values are worthy of their fledgling democracy.

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The Old Way of Reading and the New

Valerie Ruth Kirschenbaum

Goodbye, black-and-white copy; hello, visual appeal.

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A Fine British Blend

Geoff Southworth and Jane Doughty

The National College for School Leadership offers a new vision for preparing school leaders to promote education excellence.

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Building a MicroSociety

Sheryl Dunton

At Talbot Hill Elementary School, students own their own businesses and run their own government.

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Transforming New York City's Public Schools

Barbara Bartholomew

The new system is no better than the one it replaced, this author asserts.

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Uncovering Teacher Leadership

Richard Ackerman and Sarah V. Mackenzie

How do teacher leaders survive and thrive?

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Schools That Like a Challenge

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Special Topic / How to Avoid Statistical Traps

Gerald W. Bracey

A few principles can help teachers detect distorted data that skew the message.

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Departments

All About Accountability / Those [Fill-in-the-Blank] Tests!

W. James Popham

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Research Matters / The Potential of the Portfolio Approach

Anthony Cavanna, Joseph Olchefske and Steve Fleischman

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The Principal Connection / Finding the Right Teachers

Thomas R. Hoerr

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ASCD Community in Action

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Online Only

Can We Get Beyond Letter Grades?

M. Jon Dean

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How I Challenged the Status Quo

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Web Wonders / Challenging the Status Quo

Klea Scharberg

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Review

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EL Study Guide / Challenging the Status Quo

Naomi Thiers

For professional development and study groups.

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