Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society. (Books in review: good schools, good citizens). (book review)

Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society Edited by Diane Ravitch and Joseph P. Viteritti. Yale University Press, 368 pages, $35.00

THE CONTENTIOUS DEBATE over whether public funds should support private schools revolves around a central paradox: Most Americans believe that private schools do a somewhat better job of promoting academic achievement than public schools, but most Americans nevertheless like the idea of public education, as a means of improving democracy, social cohesion, and national unity.

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule later this year ...

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