March Contents

1 Editor’s Note: A New Congress Fixes NCLB

4 The Big Fixes Now Needed for No Child Left Behind
Del Stover / American School Board Journal
Our new Congress faces many demands to be accommodated for this year’s revisions.

12 Breaking District Boundaries to Get Kids in a School
Naomi Dillon / American School Board Journal
Some parents break the law just in order to get their share of school choice.

19 Teachers Not Certified by Universities Burden Our Best Teachers
Sharilyn C. Steadman and John S. Simmons / Phi Delta Kappan
When these teachers can’t cope with public school problems.

25 AP Courses Get Audited for Quality
Ellie Ashford / School Board News
The College Board investigates complaints about them.

29 Using Blogs to Humanize Our School Leaders
Nora Carr / American School Board Journal
A superintendent’s blog defrosts his image with parents.

33 Raising Student Resiliency Schoolwide
Virginia Smith Harvey / Principal Leadership
How to spread a valuable student trait across the school.

40 Target Homework to Maximize Learning
Ray Heitzmann / NJEA Review
Raising students’ completion rates and adding to their success.

44 Partnering with Latino Parents
Amy Aparicio Clark and Amanda Dorris / Principal Leadership
Studying and building school-family partnerships with Latinos.

51 Getting Past Our Myths and Stereotypes about Native Americans
Walter C. Fleming / Phi Delta Kappan
Advice on how not to define the individual by group attributes.

58 Prepping for Emergencies with Disabled or Special-Needs Students
John Cavanagh and Anne Malia
Disability-related emergency information focuses on schools.

60 Re-Claiming an Old Social Contract: College for Low-Income Students
Michelle Adam / The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
Minorities can still be kept from slipping through the cracks.

67 The Teachers’ Lounge
71 Washington Scene
75 Education News in Brief
76 Calendar
77 Resources for Educators