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Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers’ unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions…. More >>
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Systems for Change offers specific – and, quite often, unique – suggestions for planning and implementing a literacy professional development course…. More >>
Systems for Change in Literacy Education: A Guide to Professional Development
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The price of college tuition has increased more than any other major good or service for the last twenty years. Nine out of ten American high school seniors aspire to go to college, yet the United States has fallen from world leader to only the tenth most educated nation. Almost half of college students don’t graduate; those who do have unprecedented levels of federal and private student loan debt, which constitutes a credit bubble similar to the mortgage crisis.The… More >>
DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education