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November 2000 Table of Contents
Cover
Story:
Taming
the Paper Tiger
- Iowa teacher Jackie Wellborn is finding ways to reduce special ed
paperwork, while continuing to serve the interests of students, parents,
and school staff. She's just one of many NEA members who are refusing
to give in to paperwork frustrations.
Debate
- Should Special Needs Students Be Exempt from Graduation Tests?

Fighting
Vouchers--It's Everybody's Job
- NEA members have four good reasons to defeat voucher initiatives in
California and Michigan.
Heroes
& Zeroes
- Find out why Senator Edward M. Kennedy gets NEA's 2000 Friend of Education
Award.
Where
Teacher Quality Pays Off
- In Connecticut, higher salaries and tougher standards go hand-in-hand.
Paying
the Price for Professionalism
- Delaware ESP: We're proud of the food we serve.
Do-er's
Profile
- Doug Provencio uses the Web to extend solidarity to fellow substitute
teachers across the country.
Rights
Watch
- The legal landscape around students grading students
Interview
- North Carolina's John Wilson assumes NEA's top executive slot

Innovators
- Teaching About Homosexuality: A new book helps dispel old myths.
Problems
& Solutions
- In California, service makes subjects more meaningful. Also, a trip
to Mexico helps teach American youngsters.
Reading
- Plans now in place for NEA's next Read Across America
Inside
Scoop
- How technology measures up for women and girls
ESP
on the Team
- Washington support staff do more than just worry about safety
Tips
for the Wired Classroom
- Online sites that are worth the visit

Letters
- Readers react to the October issue of NEA Today.
President's
Viewpoint
The
Almighty Vote
- Urge a nonvoter to vote, and you just might change the course of history.
My
Turn
- Idaho's Teacher of the Year on why she became National Board Certified
Health
and Fitness
- HIV/AIDS education: How far have we come?
Money
- What Can I Count On? It's Your Life, Insure It!
People
- Why are kids investigating the local water supply?
Resources
- The best in TV, books, contests, awards. Plus, the Diversity Calendar.
In
the Light Lane
- 'Yeah, That's the One!'
Masthead
- Who we are.
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