September 1998Defending Public EducationEssays by Frosty Troy, David Berliner, Richard Rothstein
by FORREST J. (FROSTY) TROY
Reciting a litany of falsehoods and facts, the crusading editor of The Oklahoma Observer speaks unashamedly in support of public schools.
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by DAVID C. BERLINER AND BRUCE J. BIDDLE
By reinforcing negative perceptions and spotlighting the absurd, the press stymies the public's support for its schools, according to the authors of A Manufactured Crisis. Berliner is Regents' professor and dean of the College of Education at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Biddle is professor of psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
by RICHARD ROTHSTEIN
"Then and now" studies of student performance, while few in number, do not deliver a true assessment of public education today, according to a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
by NANCY PROTHEROE
A new report by the Educational Research Service challenges the continuing misperceptions about the size and cost of central-office administration. Also: six leading myths and additional resources. Protheroe is the director of research at the Educational Research Service, Arlington, Va.
by STEPHEN P. HEYNEMAN
U.S. schools command the world's envy for forging common bonds, while falling short in fostering in children a sense of due respect, according to a long-time educator with The World Bank. Heyneman is vice president for international operations, International Management and Development, Alexandria, Va.
by JAY MATHEWS
An education writer for The Washington Post reveals that when elite public high schools open their borders to students from less-advantaged homes, the gains can be significant.
Stephen L. Kleinsmith by JAY P. GOLDMAN
Assistant to the superintendent, Millard Public Schools, Omaha, Neb.
Try Experiential Learning to Educate Your Board by MAX R. RILEY
Superintendent, Plainville Community Schools, Plainville, Conn.
E-mail Can Be Your Friend or Foe by ROBERT ERVIN
Assistant superintendent, Bangor School Department, Bangor, Maine
Whoops! Who Unplugged What? by RAYMOND D. WAIER
Retired superintendent, Bella Vista, Ark.
Preserving Public Education, Not Public Schools by PAUL D. HOUSTON
Safe School Plans Begin with Information Gathering by PAM RILEY and JOANNE McDANIEL
My Fight Against Depression by STEVE TOY
Former superintendent, Shelley, Idaho
Let's Become Champions of Learning by Daniel A. Domenech
President, AASA