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Education articles on Democracy Chronicles
It is clear that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth and to manage a modern democracy. Spreading quality education to everyone around the world is vital to progress.
UK Democracy Goes Into Overdrive
The choices available to the electorate are clear. The mainstream parties have polar opposite approaches and policies to what they feel is best for the country. Conflict politics is certainly alive and well.
Canada Asks if Elected School Boards Have a Fatal Flaw
It’s never been 100 percent clear to me, as a childless misanthrope, why I should even be offered a vote
How Harvard and Yale Dominate US Supreme Court
Donald Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court has something in common with the court’s current members
A Teacher and DREAMer Tries to Explain the Inexplicable to Children
I can not imagine the pain of being a teacher today, especially in a multilingual school. Talking to young angels who do not understand the madness of the past few weeks seems to me impossible
Politics Should Serve the People, Not the Politicians
The only true good is democracy itself, our right to speak out in the political elections because that’s one of the few occasions in our lives when those in power must turn their focus towards the people
Every Vote Counts, Brick by Brick
We will not be able to change our inane and archaic immigration system unless you and I stand up to change things, from the bottom up. So please, go out and VOTE tomorrow, and take your proper ID.
The President’s New Clothes
This is a vitally important drama and those who don’t care, and don’t perceive the serious and profoundly democratic rationale for this lack that serious and deferential respect for the most precious jewels in our western world’s crown
VIDEO: The Electoral College Explained to Sesame Street’s Grover
Sal Khan helps our favorite Sesame Street character understand how we elect the president of the United States
Wall Street Leads Massachusetts Charter School Lobbying
Opponents warn the dangerous influence of Wall Street amid heated charter school lobbying battle