May Contents

1 Editor’s Note: In Living Color

4 Coping with Illegal Immigrants in School
Lawrence Hardy / Education Vital Signs 2007
Changes in the law must include millions of kids to be taught.

7 Fixing the Learning Gap Defeating Kids of Color
David Gardner / Phi Delta Kappan
Offering some answers that we don’t usually hear.

14 High-Tech Inspires the Read/Write Website
Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli / Principal
New educational tools for a new generation of technology.

19 High-Tech: Help or Hindrance to Hispanics in College?
Gustavo A. Mellander / The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
It has worked in both directions in ways we didn’t realize.

24 Social and Emotional Learning Hikes Interest and Resiliency
Kathy Beland / Principal Leadership
Personal and interpersonal skills are as important as education.

30 Integrating Geography into American History
Stephen J. Thornton / Phi Delta Kappan
Keeping it as part of a curriculum area more secure than itself.

37 Marketing Schools for Survival
Raven Padgett / Communicator
Parents can be a living testimonial that the school is great.

39 How Fair is College Financing that Speaks Spanish First?
Kerri Allen / The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
Remember that education, immigration, economy, and government are all tied up in financing a higher education.

44 The Teachers’ Lounge
48 Washington Scene
52 Education News in Brief
54 Calendar
55 Education Resources
57 Indexes for Volume 72 (2006-2006)