PREFACE
Emily Gasoi and Deborah Meier
INTRODUCTION
Emily Gasoi
1 The Problem and Promise of Public Education: What’s Worth Fighting For?
Deborah Meier
2 Falling for Democracy: A Young Teacher’s Education
Emily Gasoi
3 Falling for Public Education: A Hot House for Democracy
Deborah Meier
4 Reinvigorating the Commonweal: The Mission Hill School Example
Emily Gasoi
5 The False Promise of High-Stakes Accountability: A Century of Misused Methods
Deborah Meier
6 Moving Beyond Tests: Authentic Accountability in Practice
Emily Gasoi
7 What Happens to Democratic Education Deferred?
The Rise of the Free Enterprise Society
Deborah Meier
CONCLUSION: Our Once and Future Schools
Deborah Meier
APPENDIX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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