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Gabbard, David A., Ed.; Ross, E. Wayne, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2008
This highly acclaimed volume in the "Defending Public Schools" series is now available in paperback from Teachers College Press. It is a practical, necessary addition to the work of administrators, teachers, policymakers, and parents as they negotiate the difficult path of how to best teach and educate today's children and youth. This…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Privatization, Federal Legislation
Boston, Bruce O.; Pearson, Sarah S., Ed; Halperin, Samuel, Ed – American Youth Policy Forum, 2005
The aim of the report is to inform and ignite interest in moving beyond a reflection on the dual purpose of public education to an action plan that seeks to strike the balance between academics and civic engagement for our students. In the winter of 2004, working under a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, leaders in education reform,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Student Participation