Book Review

NEW YORK CITY— Woody Allen's 1973 science fiction comedy Sleeper depicted teacher union leader AlbertShanker as a madman who destroyed the world, but a new biography finds Shanker

Is teacher retention an issue in your school or district? Do you recruit or retain? Teacher retention should be a process, not a program. It is far better to retain a savable teacher than to train new ones year after year. With national attention focused on the number of teachers that will be needed over the next decade, schools need to take personal ownership of supporting and developing their new educators.
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Each weekday morning, millions of teenagers across America head off to public high schools. Many face the day with trepidation and a fervent wish that it was Saturday. And many teachers and administrators wonder anew if they will make a difference for their students—after all, high school today can be a bleak place. Dropout rates are climbing, students who do graduate are often gravely under-prepared for college, standardized tests have become the benchmark for success and in many communities violence, poverty and drugs are thrown into the mix.

by Herman Badillo
In contrast to the support he gave to bi-lingual education early in his career, his polemic attacks what he describes as obstacles to assimilation, such as bilingual education, and urges Hispanics to eschew government solutions and adopt instead the cultural values that have made previous generations of American immigrants prosperous and successful.

Edward Humes
Imagine telling an entire generation they could receive a free college education at any school that would accept them — Texas A&M, Harvard University, the Sorbonne — anywhere. Throw in a monthly stipend for living expenses, plus more money for books. And when you graduate, there's a government-backed home loan waiting, no money down and no credit checks — buy a house cheaper than renting an apartment.

Like reform schools of yesteryear, today's "boot camps" reflect a culture where "anything goes" in dealing with children labeled "incorrigible"
They make the headlines when something goes terribly wrong: A child dies at the hands of guards administering "tough love." A child collapses from dehydration during an outing of "character building."

Like reform schools of yesteryear, today's "boot camps" reflect a culture where "anything goes" in dealing with children labeled "incorrigible"

New Book Details Tactics for General Educators to Use in the Classroom
COLUMBIA, Mo. - School reforms and the No Child Left Behind Act have made it more important than ever to take a preventative approach to young children at risk for failure, according to a new book released this week by a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia.