School Choice Trade-Offs
There are educational benefits to choice, but it also divides people who otherwise would be allies, says Deborah Meier.
Choice as a Catalyst Starts with Public Relationships
In a world where "informational" has replaced "relational" in education as well as everywhere else, we begin a democratic awakening by recalling and promoting public relationships.
Can School Choice Return to Its Progressive Roots?
Can the charter movement offer progressive alternatives to traditional public schools, as it once did? Deborah Meier considers.
Beyond 'Civics' Vs. 'Citizenship': Possibilities for Common Ground
The recent Making Citizens report is mistaken about the youth civic education initiative Public Achievement -- it reflects itself the mobilizing, good versus evil approach which has come to dominate public life in our time, the approach to politics it also decries. The debate has also illuminated possible common ground to integrate civics and citizenship education and move beyond binary thinking.
Keeping Democracy Alive Requires Practice
Democratic practices in schools can help prepare the young for adulthood, writes Deborah Meier.
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