Preface: Keeping the Republic
Introduction: Civic Education, Devalued
Part I: Making the Case
1. The Democratic Purpose of Education: From the Founders to Horace Mann to Today
2. Safeguarding American Exceptionalism: An Uninformed Citizenry Risks Ceding Excessive Power to Government
3.The Right to Know Your Rights: Civic Literacy, the Miranda Warnings, and Me
4. My Immigrant Tale: Assimilation and the Road to Success
Part II: From the White House to the Statehouse—Policymakers' Lessons Learned
5. Civic Nation: My White House Mission After 9/11
6. Civic Literacy and No Child Left Behind: A Lesson in the Limits of Government Power
7. A Failure of Leadership: The Duty of Politicians and Universities to Salvage Citizenship
8.Forgetting MLK's Dream: How Politics Threatens America's Civil Rights Memory
9. Revolutionary Ignorance: What Do Americans Know of the Original Tea Party?
10. Core Curriculum: How to Tackle General Illiteracy and Civic Illiteracy at the Same Time
Part III: In the Classroom—What Works, What Doesn't
11. Fighting Civic Malpractice: How a Harlem Charter School Network Closes the Civic Achievement Gap
12. The KIPP Approach: Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
13.The Wisdom of 20,000 Teachers: Strengthen State Requirements, Stop Marginalizing the Founders
14. Teaching Political Sophistication: On Self-Interest and the Common Good
Part IV: Among the Ivory Towers—Fighting Civic Neglect in Higher Education
15.Good History and Good Citizens: Howard Zinn, Woodrow Wilson, and the Historian's Purpose
16.Talk is Cheap: The University and the National Project, A History
17.Don't Believe the Hype: Young Voters Are Still Disengaged, and Universities Have Few Incentives to Fix It
18. Donor Intent: Strategic Philanthropy and Civic Education on Campus
Part V: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century
19. After the Digital Explosion: Education and the Threat to Civil Liberties in the Internet Age
20. How School Choice Enhances Civic Health: Vouchers and Informed Politics
21. Education vs. Indoctrination: What Separates Sound Policy from State Overreach?
22. Letter to President Obama: A Policy Approach for the Federal Government