EPISODE SUMMARY

Dr. Johann N. Neem shares insights from his book Democracy's Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America as well as reflections on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol.

EPISODE NOTES

Nearing the one-year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol, we explore US public education’s history and its relationship with democracy. Joining us, Dr. Johann N. Neem, the author of Democracy’s Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America, shares insights from his research and how many of the debates today mirror those in the early republic

Dr. Johann N. Neem is a professor of history at Western Washington University and an editor for the Journal of the Early Republic. Dr. Neem’s most recent book What's the Point of College? Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform explores the debates around higher education and its value.

Dr. Johann N. Neem (@JohannNeem)

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