By investigating the legitimate educational roles of local and state governments, teachers’ unions, parents’ associations, law courts, and school administrators, I aim to build an empirically informed normative theory of public education appropriate for a liberal and democratic political community.
Introduction. Education in the 21st century
The Goals of Public Education
Chapter 1. The Liberal Goals of Education
Chapter 2. The Democratic Goals of Education
Chapter 3. Daycare, School, and the Goods of Childhood
The Division of Education Power
Chapter 4. Litigators and Legislators
Chapter 5. The Duties of Suburban School Boards
Chapter 6. The Special Moral Obligations of Teachers and Teachers’ Unions
Conclusion: A More Perfect Education System
Alexandra Oprea 