Title: Reclaiming public education by reclaiming our democracy /
Authors: Mathews, Forrest David, 1935-
Publisher: Kettering Foundation Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Public schools United States; Democracy United States; Education Political aspects United States; Community and school United States.
Contents: pt. 1. A standoff between citizens and schools? 1. Whose schools are these? : The question of ownership ; Halfway out the schoolhouse door ; How ownership is lost ; The case for public building ; Public accountability? ; High stakes -- 2. Why public/what public? : Schools as a means to public ends ; Public in character and operation ; Build by communities, for communities ; Products and agents of self-rule ; Schools and social justice ; Schools without the public -- 3. The relationship we have/the relationship we want : A legacy of distrust ; Keeping citizens on the sidelines ; The ideal: "my kids are going to an excellent school, and I'm involved with it" ; People talk about their relationship with the schools ; Partners as owners ; The latent community connection ; Bureaucratic barriers.