Talking Points - Volume 14, Issue 2, 2003

The state of Pennsylvania has one of the poorest records for equality in public school funding. This article describes how administrators in the Harrisburg School District, one of our low-funded urban school districts, attempt to promote literacy and lift students from low-income families out of a failure cycle that many assume is irreversible.

In this article Virginia shares her ideas for creating culturally responsive school and classroom environments that form a strong framework for the development of language and literacy.

Discover how Superintendent, Juan Garza creates a district culture based on the firm belief that success lies largely in attitude.

Patricia illustrates her continual challenges as a Latina principal trying to face issues of bigotry

The 2002 NCTE Spring Conference marked the end of a 30-year era and the beginning of yet another. Follow along with a little conference history, and then help us envision a new form for the now on-hiatus spring meeting.

The Southern Poverty Law Center began as a small civil rights law firm in 1971. Now it is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacist groups, its tracking of hate groups, and its sponsorship of the Civil Rights Memorial