April 2000 Table of Contents

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• More from our interview with William Ray Heitzmann on using political cartoons in the classroom.

Cover Story: Salary Squeeze

Across the nation, many educators still need second jobs to pay the bills. Find out how NEA affiliates are winning raises in the struggle for fair compensation.

Debate

Should districts offer signing bonuses to attract new teachers?

School Bonds Without the Interest

Special bonds may help build better schools.

Heroes & Zeroes

Illinois Secretary of State doffs his hat to ESPs.

Raising the Stakes in the Bay State

Massachusetts teachers cool to state's testing fever.

There's No Safe Alternative

New York affiliate counters privatization push.

Do-er's Profile

Polly Sheldon's half-century of school service.

Rights Watch

Highest court to rule on four key school cases.

Interview

Author Jonathan Kozol sees kids as survivors.

Innovators

A plan for making high school work for all.

Problems & Solutions

Out of California, a sophisticated cheater beater. Plus, students make their skills pay off in Kentucky. And this month's Dilemma questions: How do you deal with disruptive kids? How do you juggle with other classes or staff who use your room?

Reading

A Read Across to remember.

FYI

Science texts flunk the test.

ESP on the Team

Finding a way to grow on the job.

Bits & Bytes

Mail call: coast-to-coast exchange.

Letters

Readers react to the March issue of NEA Today.

President's Viewpoint: Show Us the Money

Educating America's children is not an act of charity.

My Turn

The fine art of student notewriting.

Health

Reducing suicide among youth.

Money

Looking for profits? You could go to the track.

People

Buttons and good wishes from around the world poured into this Nebraska classroom.

Resources

The best in TV, books, contests, awards. Plus, the Diversity Calendar.

In the Light Lane

Getting untracked.

Masthead

Who we are.