A Must Read

In his powerful new book, School House Burning: Public Education and the Assault on Democracy, Derek Black discusses the link between the health and viability of our public education system and our American democracy.  A legal scholar, Black shows how today’s current schooling trends — the declining commitment to properly fund public  education and the well-financed political agenda to expand vouchers and charter schools — present a major assault on the democratic norms that public education represents.  For anyone concerned about the future of our country, this book is a must read.