features

Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?
Lacking nuns and often students, a shrinking system looks for answers
By Peter Meyer

Selling Software
How vendors manipulate research and cheat students
By Todd Oppenheimer

Confessions of a "No Child Left Behind" Supporter
An interview with Sandy Kress

From Aristotle to Angelou
Best practices in character education
By Paul J. Dovre

forum

Why Big Impact Entrepreneurs Are Rare
The dangers of challenging power

What Innovators Can, and Cannot, Do
Squeezing into local markets and cutting deals
By Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn Jr.

research

Return of the Thought Police?
The history of teacher attitude adjustment
By Laurie Moses Hines

check the facts

Debunking a Special Education Myth
Don't blame private options for rising costs
By Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters

from the editors

The Entrepreneurs and the New Commission
Changing minds in the education establishment
By Paul E. Peterson

the legal beat

Courts and Choice
Testing the constitutionality of charters and vouchers
By Josh Dunn and Martha Derthick

correspondence

Readers Respond
Teacher Certification; Adequacy Studies; National Standards; Restructuring Questions; Spotlight on Newark; Kids and Exercise

book reviews

Blink. Think. Blank. Bunk.
Solid snap judgments are deeply grounded
By Diane Ravitch

Book Alert

what next

The Key to Research Influence
Quality data and sound analysis matter, after all
By Michael J. Petrilli

school life

Mutual Selection Beats Random Assignment
Let student teachers and mentors choose the best fit
By Sara Fry