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The Gyms on the Corners

By Neeraj Mehta

Recognition, distortion, and the organizing infrastructure behind Minnesota's response to Operation Metro Surge.

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Building Schools Worth Defending

By Kent McGuire & Matt Wilka

A response to nine essays on renewing the purpose of public education

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Earning Back the Trust: A Pluralistic Path Forward for Public Education

By John Bailey

The next era of public education will be judged less by the elegance of its ideas than by whether it responds, with humility and pragmatism, to the people it exists to serve.

Sustaining Independent Bookstores

By William Ames

How financial models that support long-term resilience and sustainability are helping local bookstores across the United States strengthen their role as Main Street anchors. | This article is free to all readers thanks to sponsorship by an SSIR supporter.

The New Gilded Age Needs Civic Leaders, Not Just Philanthropists

By Priya Shanker 2

What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.

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To Save Our Schools, Trust Young People

By Kaya Henderson

Young people have done more than enough to earn our trust. Policy makers not so much.

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Schools as Shared Civic Infrastructure

By Elizabeth Clay Roy 1

How can we teach students to embrace their civic identity as members of their communities and support them in leading our nation's democratic renaissance?

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Educating as if Democracy Depends on It

By Catherine E. Lhamon 1

Preparing young people to participate and govern means moving beyond entrusting civic learning to a single course in high school or an elective on campus.

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Education and Its Public Purposes

By Danielle Allen

How schools can support both individual and collective thriving in our democracy.