Electing a President
This special youth engagement issue brings students front and center during the historic 2008 presidential election.
Featuring exclusive essays from then-Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, the Fall 2008 issue provides a platform for both candidates to speak to the power of young people and how they can shape the world around them.
This issue also offers insight into ways in which teachers can empower their students to participate in a diverse democracy, as well as how to challenge misperceptions about the world beyond U.S. borders.
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Features
Power To The Pupils
Anyone who laments that American young people are apathetic, uninvolved or not sufficiently outraged clearly isn't up on the news.
The Building Blocks of Positive Behavior
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) offers a schoolwide approach to improving student behavior.
Dancing with Languages
Lilia E. Sarmiento, a scholar and expert in biliteracy, shares a personal story about the challenges and joys — and ultimate effectiveness — of bilingual education.
Making Sense of the Senseless: The Murder of Lawrence King
On Feb. 12, 2008, 15-year-old Lawrence King was shot twice in the head in front of other students, in Oxnard, Calif. What this anti-gay hate crime teaches us.
I Didn't Know There Were Cities in Africa!
Challenging children's — and adults' — misperceptions about the African continent.
Choices for a Rising Generation
An essay by the 2008 Democratic Party Presidential Nominee.
A More Peaceful and Prosperous World
An essay by the 2008 Republican Party Presidential Nominee.
You Can!
With a little encouragement, students everywhere can make the leap from passive interest to active engagement.