Since the founding of the United States, democracy and higher education have been deeply intertwined. The early architects of the republic recognized that democracy requires an educated citizenry ...
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Public education is under attack across the commonwealth and the entire country. Simultaneously, the practice and goal of democracy is under attack and being diminished daily. Those threats are linked ...
Salon: We can still save education — and that’s the key to saving democracy
We can still save education — and that’s the key to saving democracy
Today, the dominant form of democracy is representative democracy, where citizens elect government officials to govern on their behalf such as in a parliamentary or presidential democracy.
The hallmark of democracy is that it permits citizens to participate in making laws and public policies by regularly choosing their leaders and by voting in assemblies or referenda.