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From Dream to Reality

We can create just and equitable schools, communities, cities, states, and a nation

Silver Linings

How COVID-19 has impacted school culture—for the good

Pandemics and Partnerships: Teacher Prep in the Time of COVID-19

We’re all on the same team in trying to do what is best for kids

The Impact of COVID-19 on School Culture

There is an opportunity to improve the lives of children in our country

Sociologist David Sikkink on Character Formation at Alternative-Pedagogy Schools

In this full-length interview, sociologist David Sikkink discusses six unconventional high schools: a Friends school, a Montessori school, a Waldorf school, an IB school, a New Tech school, and a Democratic school. We talk about:
• The surprising amount of autonomy—and even authority—given to students in these settings
• How students in alternative-pedagogy schools engage with their communities
• Why many of these schools are strongly critical of popular culture

Sociologist Jeffrey Dill on Character Formation in Homeschooling Families

In this full-length interview, sociologist Jeffrey Dill addresses issues like these:
• The broad diversity that exists among homeschoolers, from religious beliefs to motivations for choosing this lifestyle
• What it means to understand homeschooling as an “oppositional culture”
• How homeschoolers use employment and technology to augment student experiences