The Future of Civic Education - Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins

Speaking to the need to move beyond traditional formulations, this textbook presents radical visions for transforming civic education in the United States.

Drawing on the experience of educators and scholars-including those rooted in feminist, queer, abolitionist, global, and race-conscious perspectives-this work offers new, practical ideas for civic education reform. Responding to recent political crises, many scholars, educators, and public commentators have called for a rebirth of civic education, but these all are grounded in the premise that the goal of civic education should be to teach students about the U.S. Constitutional system and how to operate within it. This book argues that the U.S. governmental system, including the Constitution, is infused with racist and anti-democratic premises and procedures. It asks: How can we seek a new path - one that is more democratic, more equitable, and more humane? A diverse range of leading civic educators, who are willing not jus