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CEE Releases New Report Exploring Civic Education Access and Equity
This new report by Jessica Wolff and Joe Rogers of the Center for Educational Equity offers insights into the resources and practices necessary to prepare students for civic participation in accordance with students' constitutional rights. The pilot study on which the report is based documented major disparities in learning opportunities among the study schools, including in the following areas: (1) up-to-date history, civics, and government courses; (2) experiential learning opportunities in and outside of the classroom; and (3) access to a full basic curriculum.
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CEE Highlights
Michael Rebell Discusses his book Flunking Democracy
Our executive director and professor of law and educational practice at Teachers College, Columbia University, Michael Rebell, talks with journalist Jack Ford about his new book, Flunking Democracy: Schools, Courts and Civic Participation.
CEE's Guide to NY Students’ Educational Rights
Essential Resources: The Constitutional Requirements for Providing Students in New York State the Opportunity for a Sound Basic Education (2nd Ed.)
Drawing on relevant and up-to-date state statutes, regulations, and the court order in the landmark legal case Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) v. State of New York, Essential Resources zeroes in on the educational resources to which students are entitled under the state constitution.
First published in December 2012, Essential Resources became the first-ever comprehensive compilation of New York students' educational rights, and served as a framework for assessing the state's compliance with CFE, which guarantees all students the right to a "sounds basic education"--a set of learning opportunities specifically designed to prepare them for effective civic participation and good jobs.
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Available for Order | Flunking Democracy: Schools, Courts, and Civic Participation
Flunking Democracy is a publication from CEE’s new educational-rights project on preparing students for civic participation. In it, Rebell makes the case that, for generations now, most public schools in the United States have moved away from one of the fundamental purposes of public education—preparing students to become capable citizens. This trend has persisted despite court holdings in New York, and many other states, that education for civic participation is the constitutional right of all children.
The book analyzes the causes of the decline in civic preparation, provides a detailed analysis of what we know about how to prepare students for productive citizenship, and considers examples of best practices. Flunking Democracy further argues that the courts are a vital part of the solution to this civic decline and concludes with specific recommendations for how the courts can and should address this deficiency.
Flunking Democracy is essential reading for anyone interested in education, the law, and creating a more democratic society. Order your copy today!
CEE Releases New Report Exploring Civic Education Access and Equity
This new report by Jessica Wolff and Joe Rogers of the Center for Educational Equity offers insights into the resources and practices necessary to prepare students for civic participation in accordance with students' constitutional rights. The pilot study on which the report is based documented major disparities in learning opportunities among the study schools, including in the following areas: (1) up-to-date history, civics, and government courses; (2) experiential learning opportunities in and outside of the classroom; and (3) access to a full basic curriculum.