tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35 2017-09-14T16:42:32Z Deborah Meier is a visionary teacher, author, and founder of successful small schools in New York City and Boston. Harry Boyte, senior scholar at Augsburg College, is founder of the youth civic empowerment initiative Public Achievement and a leader in the movement to democratize higher education. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.73660 2017-09-13T20:38:00Z 2017-09-14T16:42:32Z

In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard work of "we the people," young as well as old, at the center of creating a 21st-century education system.

Kate Stoltzfus In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard work of "we the people," young as well as old, at the center of creating a 21st-century education system. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.71739 2017-04-07T20:52:50Z 2017-04-07T20:55:12Z

Dear colleagues and friends, We're taking a break for several weeks, in preparation for the American Education Research Association Conference and the John Dewey Society (this year I'm doing the Dewey lecture on the topic "Citizen Politics and Democratic Change"...

Harry C. Boyte Dear colleagues and friends, We're taking a break for several weeks, in preparation for the American Education Research Association Conference and the John Dewey Society (this year I'm doing the Dewey lecture on the topic "Citizen Politics and Democratic Change"... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65689 2017-04-03T11:00:00Z 2017-04-03T13:39:35Z

We need a model of making school changes based on citizens first, not government first. There are many precedents.

Harry C. Boyte We need a model of making school changes based on citizens first, not government first. There are many precedents. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65655 2017-03-30T15:46:03Z 2017-03-30T16:10:42Z

Conservatives are partially right to advocate for less government, says Deborah Meier.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ Conservatives are partially right to advocate for less government, says Deborah Meier. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65626 2017-03-28T20:12:01Z 2017-03-29T13:30:03Z

In learning civic skills and taking public action through the citizen politics approach, students, often on the margins, change expectations and challenge school cultures. They also illustrate the power of "a different kind of politics" beyond the Manichean mindset.

Harry C. Boyte In learning civic skills and taking public action through the citizen politics approach, students, often on the margins, change expectations and challenge school cultures. They also illustrate the power of "a different kind of politics" beyond the Manichean mindset. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65559 2017-03-23T14:35:28Z 2017-03-23T14:35:42Z

The forms of democracy are weak now. Students, families, and teachers should fight for it, argues Deborah Meier.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ The forms of democracy are weak now. Students, families, and teachers should fight for it, argues Deborah Meier. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65515 2017-03-21T11:30:00Z 2017-03-21T14:52:03Z

In a time of civic unravelling especially along partisan lines, how can we add a strong emphasis (and assessment dimension) on "civic repair" to every issue and organizing effort?

Harry C. Boyte In a time of civic unravelling especially along partisan lines, how can we add a strong emphasis (and assessment dimension) on "civic repair" to every issue and organizing effort? tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65466 2017-03-17T14:07:50Z 2017-03-17T14:07:28Z

Deborah Meier imagines conditions under which school choice could produce innovation that would influence traditional public schools.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ Deborah Meier imagines conditions under which school choice could produce innovation that would influence traditional public schools. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65414 2017-03-14T09:00:00Z 2017-03-14T10:25:53Z

If we want to build a broad, majority coalition for democratic educational reform with a strong emphasis on communities, we need to look in places that are not part of the conventional progressive horizon.

Harry C. Boyte If we want to build a broad, majority coalition for democratic educational reform with a strong emphasis on communities, we need to look in places that are not part of the conventional progressive horizon. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65370 2017-03-10T18:58:24Z 2017-03-14T18:58:54Z

Now, more than ever, young people must see themselves and their communities as the makers of history, writes Deborah Meier.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ Now, more than ever, young people must see themselves and their communities as the makers of history, writes Deborah Meier. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65286 2017-03-06T08:31:00Z 2017-03-06T09:25:51Z

In the age of the smart machine and Big Data, educators are called to find common ground across partisan divides in the fight for freedom against the looming dangers of an Orwellian world. The old idea of schools and colleges as social centers, or civic sites, is a resource.

Harry C. Boyte In the age of the smart machine and Big Data, educators are called to find common ground across partisan divides in the fight for freedom against the looming dangers of an Orwellian world. The old idea of schools and colleges as social centers, or civic sites, is a resource. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65262 2017-03-02T16:08:38Z 2017-03-02T17:18:52Z

There are educational benefits to choice, but it also divides people who otherwise would be allies, says Deborah Meier.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ There are educational benefits to choice, but it also divides people who otherwise would be allies, says Deborah Meier. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65195 2017-02-27T11:35:55Z 2017-03-01T10:23:27Z

In a world where "informational" has replaced "relational" in education as well as everywhere else, we begin a democratic awakening by recalling and promoting public relationships.

Harry C. Boyte In a world where "informational" has replaced "relational" in education as well as everywhere else, we begin a democratic awakening by recalling and promoting public relationships. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65172 2017-02-24T15:55:04Z 2017-02-24T16:25:46Z

Can the charter movement offer progressive alternatives to traditional public schools, as it once did? Deborah Meier considers.

Deborah Meier http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/ Can the charter movement offer progressive alternatives to traditional public schools, as it once did? Deborah Meier considers. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.65105 2017-02-21T11:37:00Z 2017-02-22T20:12:32Z

The recent Making Citizens report is mistaken about the youth civic education initiative Public Achievement -- it reflects itself the mobilizing, good versus evil approach which has come to dominate public life in our time, the approach to politics it also decries. The debate has also illuminated possible common ground to integrate civics and citizenship education and move beyond binary thinking.

Harry C. Boyte The recent Making Citizens report is mistaken about the youth civic education initiative Public Achievement -- it reflects itself the mobilizing, good versus evil approach which has come to dominate public life in our time, the approach to politics it also decries. The debate has also illuminated possible common ground to integrate civics and citizenship education and move beyond binary thinking.