Introduction - Act I: Vision: imagining the world for the children of 2020
Full-service community schools / Detris Adelabu, Tina M. Durand, and Jackie Jenkins-Scott
Hopes, dreams, intentions / Luis A. Hernandez
Two-generational approach / Hedy N. Chang
PreK-Third grade: a paradigm shift / Ruby Takanishi
The leadership role of elementary school principals / Jeffrey A. Wolff
Realizing the dream for America's children / Marian Wright Edelman and Cathy Grace
Act II: Knowledge: information to guide future practices
Learning and cognitive development / Sue Bredekamp
Social-emotional development / Ann S. Epstein
Culturally responsive perspective / Tammy Mann
Racial identity / Carol Brunson Day
Language and literacy for bilingual and monolingual children / Linda M. Espinosa
The mathematical lives of young children / Julie Sarama and Douglas H. Clements
Play / David Elkind
Learning and life skills / Ellen Galinsky
Act III: Strategies: facilitating outcomes for the children of 2020
State-funded preschools / Barbara Bowman
Assessment for teaching and learning / Jacqueline Jones
Family engagement / Bernice Weissbourd, Richard Weissbourd, and Kelley O'Carroll
Technology / Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama
The role of states / Harriet A. Egertson
Linking economic research to public investment / W. Steven Barnett
The learning communities of 2020 / Pascal Kaplan
(Excerpt) Aliens in the education matrix: recovering freedom / Asa G. Hilliard III-Baffour Amankwatia II
Act IV: Denouement: taking personal responsibility for the children of 2020
A movement moving forward
Performing with excellence: using vision, knowledge, and strategies to advance your work on behalf of children.