Our guest this week argues that, much like democracy itself, public education is an ideal that we’ve never quite lived up to.
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.
South Africa’s Student Protests Have Thrived For Decades
Protests for free, fair education shaped South Africa’s history and constitution. The protests persist despite the end of apartheid in 1994.
Innovative Election Law Clinic Launches At Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School has announced a new Election Law Clinic aimed among other things at providing students with litigation experience.
New Report On Youth Voters And Gaps In Our Democracy
The Civics Center has released a new report that examines youth voters in the U.S. and the existing gaps in American democracy.
Civics Education Failing to Boost Youth Voting Or Volunteerism
States that have civics education do not always have higher test scores, more youth voting, or more young people volunteering.
These American Colleges Have The Most Political Lobbying Power
Just one college wins the March Madness showdown, but the higher education was a huge winner in the Democrats’ stimulus package.
Can A Dictionary Bring Peace To The Korean Peninsula?
South Korea wants to push through with a unified dictionary of the Korean language to achieve peace but there is silence from the North.
New Tool Makes Students Better At Detecting Fake Imagery And Videos
Uppsala University researchers have created digital self-test showing how to analyze news stories, photos, videos shared on social media.
Why Are Only 20% of Wikipedia’s Biographies About Women?
Many people rely on Wikipedia for fast details, but searching for anything on the site does not always produce the most accurate results.
New Harvard Course Using Math And Computer Science To Fix Democracy
Could a technical perspective yield more robust democratic systems when designing and improving those democratic systems?