In Case You Missed It

Here are some recent updates from ASCD:

• The May issue of Education Update looks at how teachers improve through personal and professional learning, teaching in Finland, and increasing student engagement and achievement through peer tutoring.
• Can multiculturalism and standardization coexist? The latest issue of ASCD Express revisits multicultural education.
• If teacher tenure does not work, what can replace it effectively?
• Elliot Seif offers some recommendations for adapting NCLB for the 21st century.
• Help call on Congress to rewrite NCLB to give each student the opportunity to receive a world-class education.
• Want to engage Latino parents as homework supports? Here's how.
• Charisma: Lincoln had it—how can school leaders use it?

Add your own highlights in the comments, and check this spot for our regular weekly digest of ASCD activities.