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March 2002 Table of Contents
 Cover Story:
Put To the Test- New federal mandates on testing are in place. What will happen now? These schools may offer a preview.
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- Debate
- Should Schools Allow the Sale of Junk Food?
- Congress Passes Sweeping Educatin Law
- The new Elementary and Secondary Education Act will affect you in one way or another. So read up, take notes, and ask questions.
- Buttoning Up For a Hot-Button Issue
- Washington teachers brave the elements, win a 15-day strike for health care benefits.
- Public Education Embroiled In a Taxing Situation
- School funding has been battered by the recession. Here's how poorly designed tax systems are making the situation worse.
- Rights Watch
- New legislation will affect every classroom and school employee in the country on issues from school prayer to parental rights to student discipline.
- Innovation
- An educator who won't give up finds new ways to help disabled children.
- Problems & Solutions
- Teachers turn to Amnesty International to teach students about human rights.
- Reading
- A California literacy program trains parents to help their children read.
- Inside Scoop
- Federal law adds new job qualifications for teachers and Title I paraprofessionals.
- ESP on the Team
- Vermont instructional assistants get support from teachers and community to earn a 'respectable living wage.'
- Tips for the Wired Classroom
- Emphasis on Interactive Learning
- Letters
- Readers react to the February 2002 issue of NEA Today.
- President's Viewpoint:
Read Across--and For--America
- People who cannot read by themselves are less able to think for themselves.
- My Turn
- The death of his son took this professor back to his students--and away from traditional assessments.
- Health
- The Hazards of Ecstasy
- Money
- Paying Down Debt; Post-9/11
- People
- NEA members fulfill their dreams at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
- Resources
- The best in TV, books, contests, awards. Plus, the Diversity Calendar
- In the Light Lane
- Line of Reasoning
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