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Table of Contents | October 2009
It's the Principal That Counts
A school leader's "above-and-beyond" philosophy inspires a can-do attitude.
Feedback: Funding Is Only the Beginning
Education reform requires more than money.
Dispatches: When the Class Is Half Full, Keep Pouring It On
Despite absences at an inner-city school, a teacher commits to long-term projects.
Sage Advice: Leaders of Learning
What makes a great school principal?
Pop Quiz: Karen Allen
The actress (and now college professor) whose career was launched as
Indiana Jones's old flame shares details of her own school days.
Each week in this spot, we highlight articles, blog posts, polls, and
videos about a key issue in public education. Today, check out some of
Edutopia's content about about middle schools:
videos about a key issue in public education. Today, check out some of
Edutopia's content about about middle schools:
Poll: What will
do the most to improve middle school education?
Video: A
Principal Promotes Emotional Intelligence Schoolwide
Article: How to
Deal with Teenage Learning Fatigue
September
30, 2009
30, 2009
This Week's Features: Reading Minds
Child-Development Findings Are Ready for SchoolSchools can bridge the long-standing gulf between child psychology and classroom practice.
Brain Research May Point to Changes in Literacy DevelopmentNew scientific findings spell difference, not disability, for struggling readers.
UnderstandingHow Adolescents Think
An interview with Raleigh Philp, author of Engaging 'Tweens and Teens.
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