October 2006

Reading & Literacy Comics in the Classroom

Why comic books and graphic novels are engaging literary tools.

A panel from <em>The Amazing Spider-Man #1</em> 1963

Reading & Literacy Making Spidey Sense

In this panel from The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963), a test-piloted space capsule is flying wildly off course, threatening earth-dwellers below. Having commandeered a plane, Spider-Man is the only person who can fix the capsule so that it doesn’t crash. Here, as the action hero attaches himself to the spacecraft, 5th grade teacher Dan Tandarich delivers a literacy lesson…

Teacher Preparation Growing Educators

Schools tap into the talent rooted in their own neighborhoods.

Families & the Community Relative Control

Advice on dealing with difficult parents.

Daniel Larsen (right), shaking hands with Congressman Mark Kirk after the politician's school visit, teaches students to participate in Democracy.

Social Studies Political Junkies

For some teachers, election season is a chance to live by what they teach.

Federal Hearts and Minds

Highlights from this election season's education debates.

States seek a better fit across educational levels.

Curriculum Getting There from Here

"P-16" pioneers hope to smooth the way to college and beyond.

Teaching Profession Taken for a Ride

Free helicopter flights draw educators into a military recruitment drive.