forum

Our Schools in the Year 2030
How will they be different?

Dramatic Growth is Possible
Untangling education’s Gordian knot
By Chris Whittle

Déjà Vu All Over Again
Schools will operate in the future as they do now
By Henry Levin

features

Is There a “Qualified Teacher” Shortage?
What factors do affect the market for teachers, anyway?
By Michael Podgursky

The Virtual Revolution
Understanding online schools
By Randall Greenway and Gregg Vanourek

Breaking the Mold
How do school entrepreneurs create change?
By Joe Williams

Great Expectations
The impact of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
By William Lowe Boyd and Jillian P. Reese

research

When Principals Rate Teachers
The best—and the worst—stand out
By Brian Jacob and Lars Lefgren

Getting Ahead by Staying Behind
An evaluation of Florida's program to end social promotion
By Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters

check the facts

Savage Exaggerations
Worshiping the cosmology of Jonathan Kozol
By Marcus A. Winters

from the editors

Of Teacher Shortages and Quality
Now that we can identify good teachers, let’s reward them
By Paul E. Peterson

the legal beat

A Setback in Dover
Last rites for Intelligent Design
By Josh Dunn and Martha Derthick

correspondence

"Acting White"
saving the American high school; more underground education; the Gates Foundation; talking about race

book reviews

Tales from the Inside
Five Books about High School
By David Ferrero

Muggles, Broomsticks, Quidditch, and Owls That Deliver Mail
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. ROWLING
By Diane Ravitch

The Joy of Gaming
Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by STEVEN JOHNSON
By Nathan Glazer

Book Alert

school life

A Trip to the Rose Garden
The Student Who Taught Me How to Teach
By Jason Kamras