Public Education
| Author | : David C. Berliner |
| Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2021-11-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807766095 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807766097 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (097 Downloads) |
Download or read book Public Education written by David C. Berliner and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--
