Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Common School: Past as Prologue 10
6. 3. From Children’s Rights to Parents’ Rights 42
7. 4. The Supreme Court as Schoolmaster 75
8. 5. Voices of Dissent 105
9. 6. Struggling with Satan 142
10. 7. Education for Democratic Citizenship 197
11. 8. Re-Envisioning Common Education 228
12. 9. Conclusion 267
13. Notes 273
14. Index 317