Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/114027
CONTENTS MARCH 2013 34 10 40 30 IN EACH ISSUE 5 22 28 45 46 What's new online? Calendar Profile: April Giles CTA's 150th timeline Crossword puzzle YOUR VOICE 6 Ask Dean 7 Letters and comments 9 Opinion: Schools as fortresses? OUR UNION 16 Understanding school funding proposals 17 Members lobby Congress 20 Class size 21 Bargaining updates 30 QEIA's effective school improvement 32 CTA's future 36 Common Core: Math standards 42 Statements of candidates for CTA officers OUR FEATURES 10 Is reading at risk? 18 Meet Sebastien Paul De Clerck 23 Cellphones in school 26 Choosing a Smartphone 34 Read Across America 38 Good Teaching Conference 40 Meet Pamela Greenhalgh ON THE COVER OUR UNION PAGE 36 OUR FUTURE PAGE 40 COMMON CORE LANGUAGE DISORDERS What math standards don't do Meet speech pathologist Pamela Greenhalgh PLUS REAd AcRoss AmERicA Photos Pooch PEttinG hElPs kids cAndidAtE stAtEmEnts 24 28 42 Learning? School funding proposal impacts EVERYTHING! There's an app for that! PAGE 23 PLUS PAGE 16 Choosing a smartphone March 2013 Volume 17 Issue 6 Student learning takes center stage at QEIA school PAGE 30 CTA members are keen on cellphones as effective learning tools. March 2013 www.cta.org 3