Overview

Schools of Conscience
Charles C. Haynes
School is where to practice what civics classes teach.

Measuring Social Responsibility
Richard Rothstein and Rebecca Jacobsen
Accountability and teaching ethics need not be at odds.

The Civic Opportunity Gap
Peter Levine
When it comes to participating in political life, too many non-college-bound students are marginalized.

The Schools We Mean to Be
Richard Weissbourd
A call for parents and teachers to collaborate on behalf of all the school's children.

Stirring Up Justice
Laurel Schmidt
Teaching students about interdependence through social action is a lesson that can stick.

The Window into Green
Mike Weilbacher
How can we build on students' interest in all things green?

Democracy at Risk
Deborah Meier
Why schools are uniquely suited to teach democratic values.

A Pebble in a Pond
Rahima Wade
With small actions, elementary students make a big splash.

Social Justice in the Suburbs
Scott Seider
Counterintuitive ideas about how to inspire empathy and activism.

Lighting the Moral Imagination
Molly Schen and Barry Gilmore
Facing History and Ourselves places students at the moral heart of historic decisions.

"Hobo" is Not a Respectful Word
Sarah Hershey and Veronica Reilly
Middle schoolers in San Francisco study homelessness and poverty.

A Learning Community Blossoms
Dan Bresman, Abigail Erdmann, and Kirsten Olson
An alternative school convenes its own town meetings.

Challenging the Textbook
Gloria T. Alter
When Milwaukee teachers found their textbooks wanting, they spoke up.

Make It Personal
Suzanne Miller; Kerry Weisner; and J. Spencer Edmunds and Amanda Wall
Three programs take students beyond individual interests into a larger world.

Taking Care of One Another
Robin R. Collins
A teacher recalls the moment when her students became a class.


Departments

Perspectives/Taking Higher Ground
Marge Scherer

What Research Says About. . ./Service Learning and Civic Participation
Jane L. David

All About Assessment/Assessing Student Affect
W. James Popham

The Principal Connection/This School Is About Kids
Joanne Rooney

The Learning Leader/Avoiding the Land Mines
Douglas B. Reeves

Special Report/Can Service Learning Keep Students in School?
Deborah Perkins-Gough

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