by jpitney | May 1, 2023 | Civic Education, Education, Texas
Asher Lehrer-Small at The Guardian: Many states have restricted how schools can teach race and gender, but only Texas has banned student interaction with elected officials The defining experience of Jordan Zamora-Garcia’s high school career – a hands-on group project...
by jpitney | Apr 15, 2023 | Civility, Education
Ace Parsi at The Fulcum: Our kids are learning about their communities and the world around them through a variety of sources. It is incumbent upon parents, educators, community leaders, policymakers, and so many more to engage in productive ways and model the desired...
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2023 | Autism, California Politics, Education, Public Service, Texas
Carolyn Jones at EdSource: As a new school board member, Joshua Brown is prioritizing special education in his rural Northern California district. But his perspective is unusual: He has firsthand experience with the district’s special education program — as a student....
by jpitney | Mar 28, 2022 | Civility, Deliberation, Education, Local Government
Jonathan E. Collins and Julian Bessinger have a Brookings article titled ” The case for participatory democracy during educational crisis.” In 2010, an organization called Everyday Democracy (ED) organized the Strong Start for Children (SSFC)...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2021 | Civic Education, Democracy, Education, Higher Education
At AEI, Jenna Silber Storey has a report titled Liberal Education and Liberal Democracy. Major points: The problems in contemporary liberal education are exacerbating problems in our practice of liberal democracy. Liberal education today does a poor job of teaching...
by jpitney | Dec 20, 2020 | Civility, Education, Polarization, Viewpoint Diversity, Volunteering
Samuel Abrams at AEI: This socio-political reality is dangerous for our polity, as it can lead to what the nation just witnessed around the 2020 elections: negative partisanship, the death of real debate, and further institutional polarization. Trust in government and...
