March 2004 • Volume 35 • Number 4

Getting and Keeping Highly Qualified Teachers in Middle Grades Classrooms

What Can We Learn About Retaining Teachers From PDS Teachers’ Voices? 
Holly J. Thornton
Listening to the voices of well-prepared teachers may be a better place to begin addressing the teacher shortage than focusing on short-term, quick fix solutions.

Middle School Teacher Education: Staying the Course During Trying Times
Paul S. George
A newly predominant world view threatens not only middle school teacher education, but all of public education as it has existed for more than a century.

Hiring the Best Middle School Teachers With Behavior-Based Interviewing
Mary C. Clement
Those who hire middle school teachers must screen applicants pursuing an ever-increasing variety of career paths and levels of preparation.

An Emergent Problem-Based Course For Prospective Middle Grades Teachers
Mark Warner & Joan Leonard
Success with problem-based learning (PBL) encouraged prospective teachers to implement it in their own future classrooms.

Readers Respond
Relevance of Middle School Research for NCLB Mandates is Questioned
Mike Bateson

Departments

The Editor Reflects
Tom Erb
To Be "Highly Qualified" No Longer Requires Any Evidence of Effective Teaching 

Middle School Leadership
Sally N. Clark & Donald C. Clark
Expert Leadership and Comprehensive Development: A Key to Quality Educators in Middle School

30 Years of Advocating for Young Adolescents
Tom Erb 
Middle School Students and Parents Through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s