Alan Greenspan Educators can help prevent young people from making poor decisions that have enduring consequences by providing students with a foundation of financial literacy. 66

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Social Education StaffIraq was rocked by continued violence and upheaval in 2004. This special section offers a detailed chronology of significant events that affected the country last year.

Diana E. HessEducators know that teaching about contentious subjects can spark controversy; in order to approach such subjects, we need to identify and critique how our own views influence what and how we teach. 49In Focus

Roger Clark, Kieran Ayton, Nicole Frechette, and Pamela J. KellerSocial forces like feminism have pushed textbook writers to include more women. But this analysis of world history textbooks demonstrates that much more needs to be done. 47

James A. Banks, Peter Cookson, Geneva Gay, Willis D. Hawley, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Sonia Nieto, Janet Ward Schofield, and Walter G. StephanThis team of scholars outlines twelve essential principles relating to diversity that can help educational practitioners increase student academic achievement and improve intergroup relations.41

The Staff of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)While some reports have downplayed the participation of young voters in the recent presidential election, this study confirms a rise in youth voter turnout. 36Research and Practice