Northwest
Education
Northwest Education is a quarterly magazine of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Past and current issues of the magazine are available at www.nwrel.org/nwedu/.
ISSN 1546-5020
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Carol F. Thomas
Deputy Executive Officer
Dr. Robert E. Blum
Administrative Director, Development and Communications
Dave Wilson
Communications Director
Karen Lytle Blaha
Editor in Chief
Denise Jarrett Weeks
Issue Editor
Rhonda Barton
Assistant Editor
Bracken Reed
Technical Editor
Eugenia Cooper Potter
Contributing Writers
Marilyn Deutsch, David Heil, Ian McCluskey
Design
a.k.a. design, Seattle
Denise Crabtree
Data Analyst
Richard Greenough
Resource Development
Jill R. Oppenheim
Library Support
Linda Fitch
Webmaster
Vicki Jean Beauchamp
Circulation
Lorelei Aldridge
Statement of Purpose
Northwest Education aims to promote a regional dialogue and to elevate teaching and learning by giving readers the best information, ideas, and personal stories from practitioners, researchers, and other experts.
Copyright © 2005, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. This publication is based on work sponsored wholly or in part by the U.S. Department of Education under contract number ED-01-CO-0013. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the department or any other agency of the U.S. government. This publication was not printed with government funds. Articles and information in this publication may be reproduced and distributed without permission for nonprofit educational and professional development purposes. Please acknowledge NWREL as the source.
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