Pluralism and American Public Education

Delivers a timely roadmap for American policymakers who are looking for a way to navigate choice, accountability, and equity in education amid a new administration Presents the case for a powerful and novel choice-driven alternative to the current structure of public education that is neither libertarian nor state-focused Explores different approaches to the structure of public education and their impact Examines the historical context behind the United States' adaptation of a uniform public school system Provides examples of major changes in educational philosophies and structures, and locates them within different theories of social change

Autorentext

Ashley Rogers Berner is Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Berner is also Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University Law School, USA.

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Inhalt
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Educational philosophies and why they matter.- Chapter 2. Why political philosophy matters.- Chapter 3. American constitutions and religious schools.- Chapter 4. Citizenship, achievement, and accountability.- Chapter 5. The limits of educational pluralism and how to address them.- Chapter 6. Changing the frame.