Defending Public Education: When Partisanship, Anarchic Dissent, and Universal Singularity Attack

Traditional public education is at a crossroads, with two perspectives on schooling that divide the country. This book explores the battle to determine which perspective will control education and individual rights, and calls for defending traditional public schools as the launching pad for intellectual autonomy and open futures.

Format: Hardback
Length: 202 pages
Publication date: 16 April 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Traditional public education stands at a critical juncture in history, facing a structural divide driven by partisanship that gives rise to two major perspectives on America's schooling. This book takes readers to the brink of the chasm that divides America's educational landscape, presenting two dynamically opposed iterations of balance: one that equips students with the capabilities to navigate a precarious balance and another that adheres to a static balance. These opposing perspectives are at the heart of a battle to determine which will control education, and consequently, control citizenship, government, and individual rights. Throughout this discussion, the tactics and intentions of the foes of public schools are exposed for their devastating impact on teaching, learning, and social reality. This book serves as a clarion call to defend traditional public schools and their role as the foundation for the intellectual autonomy and open futures that all US students deserve.

Weight: 499g
Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781475873818