Presented by LWVO: Join us for a conversation about the attack on public schools and the movement toward privatization. The lively discussion will help voters understand what is at stake for democracy with this shift.

Moderated by Sarah M Stitzlein, Ph.D. Professor of Education, Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, President of the John Dewey Society, and Co-Editor of the journal, Democracy & Education. Sarah Stitzlein authored American Public Education and the Responsibility of Its Citizens: Supporting Democracy in an Age of Accountability and Learning How to Hope: Reviving Democracy through Schools and Civil Society among several others.

Guest Speaker Jack Schneider: Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Executive Director, Beyond Test Scores Project, Director, Center for Educational Policy, Co-Editor, History of Education Quarterly. Jack Schneider is the author of three books, a co-author (with Jennifer Berkshire) of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School (The New Press), and an award winning education historian. New book coming out Summer 2024: The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual.