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Press Coverage of "Teaching Interrupted"

A Public Agenda poll commissioned by Common Good
May 11, 2004

Public Agenda's new poll "Teaching Interrupted: Do Discipline Policies in Today's Public Schools Foster the Common Good?" received national press coverage. Common Good commissioned the poll. Click on article below to read more. 

• "Student Discipline and America's Lawsuit Culture"
  Ruth A. Wooden, The Christian Science Monitor
  An editorial by the president of Public Agenda.

• "Student Misbehavior Impedes Learning, Drives Out Teachers"
  Krista Kafer, School Reform News
  CG Chair Philip K. Howard was interviewed for this article.

• "Teachers Tied Down by Legal Worries"
  Jim Bencivenga, The Christian Science Monitor
  Op-ed by former high school teacher.

• "Adressing the Discipline Problem"
  Jay Matthews, The Washington Post
  An editorial from The Post's education columnist.

• "Study: Students Suffer in Unruly Classes"
  Ben Feller, The Associated Press
  Among others, both CNN.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer ran this AP story.

• "Behavior Problems Hurt Teachers, Students"
  Deb McCown, The Washington Times
  This article ran on the front page.

• "Why is School Discipline Considered a Trivial Issue?"
  Jean Johnson, Education Week
  An editorial from Public Agenda's Senior Vice President, Jean Johnson.

The following articles cited statistics from "Teaching Interrupted." Note that some links are unavailable.

• "Arizona Educators Tackle Classroom Discipline"
  Karina Bland, The Arizona Republica
  An article on Arizona's steps to revise their school discipline policies, cites "Teaching Interrupted."

• "Why Schools are Failing"
  Lyric Wallwork Winik, Parade
  "Teaching Interrupted" is the subject of Parade's "Intelligence Report."

• "Unruly Students are Major Education Barrier"
  Pat Smith, The Columbus Dispatch

• "Classrooms Tyrannized by Troublemakers"
  AFA Journal Staff, Agape Press

• "Trouble with Kids Today? Parents"
  Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald

• "When Parents Are Too Hands-On"
  Stephanie Dunnewind, Seattle Times

• "Culture of Disrespect" (registration required)
  Rick Brunson, Orlando Sentinel

• "Lax Discipline Takes a Toll on Teaching"
  Glenn Cook, American School Board Journal

• "Attack Root Causes of Disruptive Behavior, Not Students"
  John Rush, Journal Star (Peoria, IL)

• "Safer Schools? Ask Students"
  The Cleveland Plain Dealer
  An editorial on school violence cites "Teaching Interrupted."

• "Students Interrupt Instruction"
  USA TODAY Snapshots

• "Education: The Discipline Problem"
  The American Enterprise Newsletter