March 2001 Table of Contents

Cover Story:
The Wireless Revolution

With wireless computers--one for each of the 1,000 students at Latrobe Junior High School in Pennsylvania--teachers are advancing the front lines of learning. At school, all the laptops are networked using infrared technology installed in classroom ceilings. The computers run on battery power for after-school use.

Debate

Should Cell Phones and Pagers Be Allowed in School?

Educational Priorities? Ask the Experts--Us!

NEA outlines five-point plan for education

Heroes & Zeroes

NEA's former executive director, Don Cameron, receives Presidential Citizens Medal!

Speaking the Truth, Battling Consequences

New Jersey teacher goes to bat for special ed student

'We're All Together Now'

Colorado ESP and teachers unite and get organized

Do-er's Profile

New Hampshire members win better health care coverage

Rights Watch

Justice Department sides with teacher in anti-Semitism case

Interview

Veteran school reformer Herb Kohl opens new teacher center

Innovators

Professional development designed for teachers by teachers

Problems & Solutions

What do you do when students' late work hours affect their studies? Also; Indiana NEA local, administration find common ground

Reading

In small-town Tifton, Georgia, almost everyone came to read

Inside Scoop

What's up with rural schools?

ESP on the Team

Minnesotan gives her students real-world experience

Tips for the Wired Classroom

Sorting out Internet searches

Letters

Readers react to the February issue of NEA Today.

President's Viewpoint
Raising the Floor

In many public schools, children receive a top-notch education. Sadly, in others, student achievement is low. We intend to change that.

My Turn

California teacher explains her leaving

Health and Fitness

Regular exercise pays off

Money

Find the right funds for your kids' college

People

One teachers committment to student athletes pays off with a new title: NFL Teacher of the Year

Resources

The best in TV, and books. Plus, Web Winners.

In the Light Lane

'Those Tropical Diseases'

Masthead

Who we are.