Publication: Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Change

• Gates, Henry

This collection presents the best of 8 years of "Rethinking
Schools," an education reform journal created in Milwaukee
(Wisconsin) in 1986 by teachers vitally concerned with
educational change. This volume contains 29 essays by
classroom teachers, as well as pieces by such national
reform figures as Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Herbert Kohl,
Bill Bigelow, Howard Zinn, Stan Karp, and Lisa Delpit.
Topics include: (1) the theory of school reform, (2) the
implications of reform for the day-to-day classroom, (3)
current controversies, and (4) the different roles
reformers can play. Each section is followed by a list of
relevant books and materials. Sections are: (1)
"Multiculturalism and Antibias Education"; (2) "Rethinking
the Curriculum" for Social Studies and Language Arts;
(3)"Stratification in the Classroom: Testing and Tracking";
(4) "Beyond the Classroom: National Policy Concerns"; and
(5) "Building a Community: Teachers, Students, and
Parents."