Schooling Citizens

"Schooling Citizens is impressive and thought-provoking. These essays combine a valuable historical perspective on education in the United States with insights that are immediately relevant to today’s education landscape. Readers are particularly well-served by Zimmerman's ability to write about serious education policy topics with journalistic verve."—Ben Wildavsky, author of "The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections"

"Still have hope in America? Read this book. Jonathan Zimmerman draws on his wealth of knowledge about American education and history, free speech, and our contentious culture, to give us reason to hope that, as a free-loving people, we will continue to respect reason, defend free expression, and work together. Education is key. Through our K-12 schools and our institutions of higher learning, we can educate informed, deliberative citizens."—Melinda S. Zook, Germaine Seelye Oesterle Professor of History, Purdue University

"Will today’s arguments about civics become an all-out partisan war? Or is it possible that disputes can be turned into discussions—so that we can present the next generation with a more nuanced view of our country? Zimmerman’s sharp analysis of the current state of America’s schools and universities points the way."—Jenna Storey, co-director, Center for the Future of the American University at the American Enterprise Institute