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The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and Harvard Book Store are pleased to welcome Michael Rebell, executive director of the Center for Educational Equity, professor of practice in law and educational policy at Teachers College, Columbia University, and adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School, for a discussion of his new book, Flunking Democracy: Schools, Courts, and Civic Participation.
In Flunking Democracy, Rebell makes the case that for generations now, America’s schools have systematically failed to prepare students to be capable citizens. Rebell analyzes the causes of this failure, provides a detailed analysis of what we know about how to prepare students for productive citizenship, and considers examples of best practices. He further argues that this civic decline is also a legal failure—a gross violation of both federal and state constitutions that can only be addressed by the courts. Flunking Democracy concludes with specific recommendations for how the courts can and should address this deficiency, and is essential reading for anyone interested in education, the law, and democratic society.
This event is part of our "Ethics in Your World" speaker series featuring leading thinkers taking on tough problems that matter to us all.
This event is free; no tickets are required. The book will be for sale at the event.
