Events: Progressive Education & Public Schools

#progressiveed  I'm at the Progressive Education Network conference in Chicago today -- just finished listening to a good panel on "bringing progressive ideas to greater numbers of students" (ie, public schools and districts).  There are some interesting people moving back and forth between public and private schools, bringing progressive ideas with them, and a few hybrid kinds of institutions that are public, progressive, and serve a diverse group of kids.  Of course there are still pockets of progressive education in public schools, both well-known and somewhat secret. If you know of any great examples of progressive public education, or insightful voices about the challenges and opportunities of progressivism in public education, please let me know.  I've got a lot to learn.  

Comments

[Laura]

You asked for "insightful voices" and I feel I qualify. I spent 32 years in the public school system working throughout three school districts with students at all grade levels. I'm now on a solo mission to move education out of its infancy. Since you wrote "I've got a lot to learn," I believe you would find www.howtomakekidssmart.com very helpful.

[SMSF]

This could be a break through. Keep it up!