Henry A. Giroux. (2009). Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability. NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Reviewed by Christopher J. Kazanjian, University of Central Florida

Leonardo, Zeus (2009). Race, Whiteness, and Education. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Kori Hamilton, Arizona State University

Booth, Wayne C.; Colomb, Gregory G. & Williams, Joseph M. (2008). The Craft of Research. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Reviewed by Deborah Ceglowski, Anita Manwell, Rebekah Baker, Megan Noel, Tony Kline and Emery Peck, Ball State University

Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy. (2010). Time to act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy for College and Career Success. NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York. Reviewed by Brook Meiller, University of Oklahoma

Darling-Hammond, Linda & Bransford, John, (Eds), (2005). Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley. Reviewed by James L. Moseley, Wayne State University

Ravitch, Diane. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. NY: Basic Books. Reviewed by Kenneth J. Bernstein

Youniss, James & Levine, Peter (Eds.) (2009). Engaging Young People in Civic Life. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. Reviewed by Parissa Jahromi, Stanford University

Noguera, Pedro A. & Wing, Jean Yonemura. (Eds.) (2006). Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Reviewed by Nicholas Hartlep, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Rebell, Michael A., & Wolff, Jessica R. (2008). Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB Hype To Meaningful Educational Opportunity. New York: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Lynne Newton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Spring, Joel (2009) Globalization of Education: An Introduction. Reviewed by Clarin Collins, Arizona State University

Bowen, William G., Chingos, Mathew M., McPherson, Michael S., & Tobin, Eugene M. (2009). Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Reviewed by Jason F. Simon, University of North Texas

Milner, H. Richard (Ed.) (2009) Diversity and Education: Teachers, Teaching, and Teacher Education. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas. Reviewed by Roderick L. Carey, University of Maryland

Nichols, Sharon L. & Berliner, David C. (2007) Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. Reviewed by Jan E. Blake, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Burch, Patricia. (2009) Hidden Markets: The New Education Privatization. New York: Routledge. Reviewed by Sean B. Geary, Arizona State University

Wiseman, Dennis G. & Hunt, Gilbert H. (2008) Best Practice in Motivation and Management in the Classroom (2nd Edition). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Reviewed by Rosaria Caporrimo, Queens College, CUNY

Anyon, Jean (2009) Theory and Educational Research: Toward Critical Social Explanation. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Joseph A. Maxwell, George Mason University

Saltman, Kenneth J. (Ed.) (2007) Schooling and the Politics of Disaster. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Lenay Dunn, Arizona State University

Warner, Linda Sue & Gipp, Gerald E. (Eds.). (2009). Tradition and Culture in the Millennium: Tribal Colleges and Universities. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Lesley Graybeal, University of Georgia

Chubb, John E. (2009). Learning from No Child Left Behind: How and Why the Nation's Most Important But Controversial Education Law Should Be Renewed. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press. Reviewed by Shelley Merchant, University of North Texas

Nelson, Cynthia D. (2009) Sexual Identities in English Language Education: Classroom Conversations. London: Routledge. Reviewed by Brian W. King, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

McKay, Sandra Lee & Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy D. (2008). International English in its Sociolinguistic Contexts: Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Hsiao-ping Wu, University of Texas, San Antonio

Bracey, Gerald W. (2009). Education Hell: Rhetoric vs Reality. Alexandria, VA: Educational Research Service. Reviewed by Susan Ohanian.

Lomawaima, K. Tsianina and McCarty, Teresa L. (2006) To Remain An Indian: Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education. NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Glenabah Martinez, University of New Mexico

Haager, Diane; Klingner, Janette, & Vaughn, Sharon. (2007) Evidence-Based Reading Practices for Response to Intervention Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Reviewed by Peter Olson, University of California, Los Angeles

Moe, Terry M. and Chubb, John E. (2009) Liberating Learning: Technology, Politics, and the Future of Education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Reviewed by William J. Mathis, University of Colorado, Boulder

Farley, Todd. (2009) Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry. Sausalito, CA: Polipoint Press. Reviewed by Susan Ohanian

Stecher, Brian M.; Epstein, Scott; Hamilton, Laura S.; Marsh, Julie A.; Robyn, Abby; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Russell, Jennifer & Naftel, Scott. (2008). Pain and Gain. Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. Reviewed by Evan Szu, Stanford University

Stearns, Peter N. (2009). Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities: Challenges and Opportunities. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Jennifer D. Shea, Arizona State University

Dance, L. Janelle (2002). Tough Fronts: The Impact of Street Culture on Schooling. NY: RoutledgeFalmer. Reviewed by Pam Guess, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Delgado Bernal, Dolores; Elenes, C. Alejandra; Godinez, Francisca & Villenas, Sofia (Eds.) (2006). Chicana/Latina Education in Everyday Life: Feminista Perspectives on Pedagogy and Epistemology. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Reviewed by Lirio Patton, University of Wisconsin—Madison

Hill, Marc Lamont (2009) Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity. (Foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings) NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Floyd D. Beachum, Lehigh University

Orellana, Marjorie Faulstich. (2009) Translating Childhoods: Immigrant Youth, Language, and Culture. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. Reviewed by Luis Poza, Stanford University

Hess, Diana E. (2009) Controversy in the Classroom: The Democratic Power of Discussion. NY: Routledge Education. Reviewed by Cynthia Mruczek, Arizona State University

Edmondson, Ricca & von Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim (Eds) (2009) Valuing Older People: A Humanist Approach to Ageing. Cambridge, UK: The Policy Press. Reviewed by Anita Pincas, University of London

Barnard, Roger & and Torres-Guzmán, Maria E. (Eds.). (2008) Creating Classroom Communities of Learning: International Case Studies and Perspectives. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen‘s University, Canada

Eryaman, Mustafa Yunus. (Ed.) (2009). Peter McLaren, Education, and the Struggle for Liberation. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Reviewed by Heather Hickman, Lewis University

Kreber, Carolin (Ed.) (2009) The University and Its Disciplines: Teaching and Learning Within and Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Mark Oromaner, New York City

Troia, Gary A. (Ed.) (2009). Instruction and Assessment for Struggling Writers: Evidence-Based Practices. New York: The Guilford Press. Reviewed by Sandria Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

McCowan, Tristan (2009) Rethinking Citizenship Education: A Curriculum for Participatory Democracy. London: Continuum. Reviewed by Lee Jerome, London Metropolitan University

Quinn, Therese & Meiners, Erica R. (2009). Flaunt It! Queers Organizing for Public Education and Justice. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Reviewed by Mary Michael Pontzer, University of Georgia

O’Connell, Ann A. & McCoach, D. Betsy. (Eds). (2008). Multilevel Modeling of Educational Data. Charlotte, NC. Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Craig L. Esposito, University of Connecticut

Cleveland, Darrell (Ed.). (2009). When “Minorities Are Strongly Encouraged to Apply”: Diversity and Affirmative Action in Higher Education. New York: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University—Carbondale

Earick, Mary E. (2009) Racially Equitable Teaching: Beyond The Whiteness of Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Cinthya M. Saavedra, Utah State University

Pace, Judith L. & Bixby, Janet S. (Eds.) (2008). Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times: Qualitative Studies of Current Efforts. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Reviewed by Jeremy Hilburn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Earl, Sister P. H.(2008) Faith Formation of the Laity in Catholic Schools: The Influence of Virtues and Spirituality Seminars. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Damien Morgan, Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Queensland, Australia

Rothstein, Richard; Jacobsen, Rebecca & Wilder, Tamara. (2008). Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute. Reviewed by Karmen Kirtley, University of Colorado, Denver

Torres, Carlos A. (2009) Globalizations and Education: Collected Essays on Class, Gender, and the State. NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Daniel Kirk, American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)

Tarman, Bulent (2008). The European Union and the Modernization of the Turkish Education System. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press. Reviewed by Laurence Raw, Baskent University (Ankara, Turkey)

Smith, Bruce L. R.; Mayer, Jeremy D.; Fritschler, A. Lee (2008). Closed Minds?: Politics and Ideology in American Universities. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. Reviewed by L. L. Aull, University of Michigan

Berliner, David C. & Kupermintz, Haggai (Eds). (2009) Fostering Change in Institutions, Environments, and People: A Festschrift in Honor of Gavriel Salomon. NY: Routledge Press. Reviewed by Dan Jacoby, University of Washington, Bothell

Hiebert, Elfrieda H. & Sailors, Misty (Eds) (2009). Finding the Right Texts: What Works for Beginning and Struggling Readers. NY: The Guilford Press. Reviewed by Kathleen Carroll Luttenegger, Metropolitan State College of Denver & Ann D. Morrison, University of Colorado, Boulder

Brown, Ruth Nicole. (2009). Black Girlhood Celebration: Toward a Hip-Hop Feminist Pedagogy. NY: Peter Lang Publishing. Reviewed by Subini Annamma, University of Colorado, Boulder

Eryaman, Mustafa Yunus. (Ed.) (2009) Peter McLaren, Education and the Struggle for Liberation. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Reviewed by Rebecca Rogers & Eric D. Turley, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Hattie, John (2008) Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. NY: Routledge Reviewed by Herbert J. Walberg, University of Illinois at Chicago

He, Ming Fang & Phillion, JoAnn (2008) Personal-Passionate-Participatory Inquiry into Social Justice in Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Kate Agathon, Purdue University.

McInerney, Dennis M. & Liem, Arief D. (Eds) (2008) Teaching and Learning: International Best Practice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Daniel Kirk, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Urban, Wayne J. and Wagoner Jr., Jennings L. (2009). American Education: A History (4th ed.). NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, New York University

Chisholm, Linda and Steiner-Khamsi, Gita (Eds.). (2009) South-South Cooperation in Education & Development. NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Krystyann Krywko, Teachers College, Columbia University

Domine, Vanessa Elaine. (2009). Rethinking Technology in Schools. NY: Peter Lang. Reviewed by Paul A. Asunda, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Forsey, Martin; Davies, Scott & Walford, Geoffrey (Eds.) (2008). The Globalisation of School Choice? Oxford: Symposium Books Reviewed by Joshua Hall, Beloit College

Des Jarlais, Cheryl Woolsey. (2008). Western Structures Meet Native Traditions: The Interfaces of Educational Cultures. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Reviewed by Linda R. Vogel, University of Northern Colorado

Torres, Carlos Alberto. (2008) Education and Neoliberal Globalization. NY: Routledge Reviewed by Carlos R. Ruano, Department of Indian & Northern Affairs, Canada

Major, Marc R. (2008). The Teacher's Survival Guide: Real Classroom Dilemmas and Practical Solutions. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Education Reviewed by Eduardo Cavieres Fernández, University of Wisconsin

Dupree, Anne Profitt (2009). Speaking Up: The Unintended Cost of Free Speech in Public Schools. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press Reviewed by Spencer C. Weiler, University of Northern Colorado

Gándara, Patricia, & Contreras, Frances. (2009). The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Reviewed by Billie Gastic, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Ball, Stephen J. (2008). The Education Debate: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. Reviewed by Rucheeta Kulkarni, Arizona State University

Vigil, James Diego. (2007) The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Reviewed by Carlos Pérez, Chapman University

Hickman, Richard (Ed.) (2008). Research in Art & Design Education: Issues and Exemplars. Bristol, UK: Intellect Books, The Mill. Reviewed by Janine Johnson, Auckland University of Technology

Fiese, Bryan. (2008) No Teacher Left Behind: Keeping Up With and Captivating “Generation Next” in the Classroom. Dallas, TX: Motivated Performance Inc Reviewed by Diana D’Amico, New York University

Eaton, Susan. (2006) The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Reviewed by Kristina Hoffman, California State University, Stanislaus

Christenbury, Leila, Bomer, Randy, & Smagorinsky, Peter (Eds.) (2009). Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research. NY: The Guilford Press Reviewed by Ryan R. Kelly, Iowa State University

Borthwick, A., & Pierson, M. (Eds.) (2008) Transforming Classroom Practice: Professional Development Strategies in Educational Technology. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education. Reviewed by Michele Jacobsen, University of Calgary

Creamer, Chris & King, Matt. (2008) Ownership, Leadership, and Management: A Mindset for Transforming American Public Education. Woodinville, WA: Shalie Press Reviewed by Linda R. Vogel, University of Northern Colorado

Au, Wayne. (2009) Unequal by Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality. NY: Routledge. Reviewed by Victor L. Willson, Texas A&M University

Gabbard, David A. & Ross, E. Wayne (Eds.) (2009). Education Under the Security State. NY: Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Sam Rocha, Ohio State University

Mathison, Sandra & Ross, E. Wayne (Eds.) (2009) Battleground: Schools. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. Reviewed by Nancy C. Patterson, Bowling Green State University