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Why Students’ Rights Are So Important

Although some schools act as if the Bill of Rights doesn’t apply to students in school, the Supreme Court of the U.S. has made clear that it does apply. In many schools right here in the Lehigh Valley, students are denied … more

Posted in Civil Liberties, Democratic Education, Learning & Schools, Minority Rights, Students' Rights |

Prospect Center for Education and Research

Prospect Center for Education and Research is a wide-ranging network of people interested in and committed to observation and description as the ground for teaching and inquiry. Prospect began as a school for children in 1965 and continued until 1991. … more

Posted in Democratic Education, Learning & Schools |

Education & Sustainability

Do schools and our current educational system function in sustainable ways—and do they prepare students to live sustainable lives? Hundreds of years ago, the people knew what this meant, but many of us seem to have forgotten. One of the … more

Posted in Democratic Education, Learning & Schools, Sustainability Education |