On the Cover: THE 40th ANNUAL PDK/GALLUP POLL

An Open Letter to the Next President of the United States Regarding the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, by Bill Bushaw

Highlights of the 40th PDK/Gallup Poll

Americans Speak Out -- Are Educators And Policy Makers Listening?
The 40th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll  of the Public's Attitudes Toward The Public Schools, by William J. Bushaw and Alec M. Gallup

FEATURES

EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY
Why an Undemocratic Capitalism Has Brought Public Education to Its Knees: A Manifesto, by Richard A. Gibboney

Strong Schools Are Essential For Democracy, by Deborah Meier

Schooling for Democracy, by Nel Noddings

Educators Must Rally for Reform, by Kenneth D. Kastle

Class Matters -- In and Out of School, by Jayne Boyd-Zaharias and Helen Pate-Bain

PERSPECTIVES ABOUT CHINA
 Snapshots of Chinese Classrooms Illustrate Disparities, by Edward G. Pultorak and Glenn C. Markle

 A River Town Goes Global, by Marjorie E. Castro

STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Self-Determination for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Why I Want Educators to Know What It Means, by Susan Unok Marks

TEACHER QUALITY
Sorting Out Teacher Quality, by Mary M. Kennedy

EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
 Interim Assessments: A User's Guide, by Kim Marshall

DEPARTMENTS

THE EDITOR'S PAGE: Learning from the Fog

WASHINGTON COMMENTARY: What Was Old Is New Again, by Anne C. Lewis

STATELINE: Middle and High Schoolers Get Hands-on STEM Experiences, by Kathy Christie

IN CANADA: What Can We Expect from Politics?, by Ben Levin

Research: Performance at the Top, by Gerald W. Bracey

COURTSIDE: What Ever Happened in the Appeal of . . . ? Part III, by Perry A. Zirkel

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