New century / Ronald S. Brandt -- Governing the American dream of universal public education / Chris Pipho -- Social construction of difference and the quest for educational equality / James A. Banks -- Teaching and teacher development : a new synthesis for a new century / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller -- 20th century advances in instruction / Robert J. Marzano -- Curriculum for the new millennium / Allan A. Glatthorn and Jerry Jailall -- Assessment in education : where have we been? where are we headed? / Elliot Asp -- Evolving science of learning / Ronald S. Brandt and David N. Perkins -- Technology in America's schools : before and after Y2K / Barbara Means -- Progressive education in the 21st century : a work in progress / Deborah Meier.