Bibliograph

Public education, defending a cornerstone of American democracy, edited by David C. Berliner, Carl Hermanns

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Public education, defending a cornerstone of American democracy, edited by David C. Berliner, Carl Hermanns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Public education

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1268120151

Responsibility statement

edited by David C. Berliner, Carl Hermanns

Sub title

defending a cornerstone of American democracy

Summary

"Twenty-eight eminent essayists remind our nations parents, educators, school board members and politicians that our democracy is in jeopardy and that our nation's system of free universal public education is also under attack. If that attack succeeds, American democracy itself would be further imperiled. That is because American democracy rests on a belief that the power of our government comes from the people, and the diffusion of knowledge and the enlightenment of the people has been a cornerstone of our democracy since the founding of our republic. America's public schools, therefore, have a special mandate"--, Provided by publisher

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