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American Teacher—February 2008

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American Teacher Cover Feb. 08 

Feature:
Early Childhood Education "front & center"
Benefits that stick
Teachers take Head Start case to Congress

AFT Voices
What are your concerns about the lack of affordable, high-quality early childhood education for all children? What impact do you think this will have on a child's success in life?

Where We Stand
Taking professional unionism to a new level

NCLB Update
Members' meetings with congressional leaders help curb NCLB fast-track threats
"Tests, tests and more tests"

A new and improved American Teacher

Speak Out
Should schools ban water bottles?
Weigh In!

Tools for Teachers
Get ready for spring testing

Black History Month marks contributions to labor and the nation

The house that one union built

State Lines
LA, MO, TX and WA

Teachers Lounge
Pssst ... Pass it on
Bingo!
Perfect Attendance

Class Notes
Generation Y teachers looking for change

Newsmakers
First among equals
You can go home again

Key funding measures on Fla. and Calif. ballots

Your Money
Pay attention. Planning matters

Lifetimes
A lifetime of commitment

A picture is worth a thousand words

Where to find it
Lest we forget
As up they grew
Watch your mouth
Labor, chapter and verse
Poverty ABC's
Let's get Civic-al
Gotta have heart
Study the Holocaust abroad this summer

 

 

 

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