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Desegration Now, Segregation Tomorrow?
As courts across the country remove previously mandated desegregation requirements, there is a growing fear that the nation's public schools will return to their segregated pasts. Are we at the beginning of a new age of segregated schools? And should it even matter?
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English is the dominant language in the United States, but it is not the primary language for many children who are growing up here. Are English-only classes the best way to get these students caught up? Or is a bilingual approach more effective?
More than One Way to Teach a Child to Read
The Challenge Continues: High Standards for All Students
The accountability movement and the spread of high-stakes tests across the nation are sweeping in new ways of evaluating our students. But are these initiatives raising more problems than they are solving?
