by Michael Freedman | Sep 25, 2024 | The Public Square Academy, VLOG
Groups Our main goal is to support our members in becoming more informed and engaged in their personal, economic and civic lives. However, we seek to raise the power of the individual and society. The problems, as we see it are that individuals are increasingly...
by Michael Freedman | Sep 18, 2024 | Democratic Values, The Public Square Academy
Our current political polarization is highlighting the lack of civic education in our schools and in our communities. In fact, Fourteen students in a Rhode Island lawsuit say the state provided such a substandard civic education that it “violates their rights under...
by Michael Freedman | Sep 11, 2024 | Democratic Values, The Public Square Academy, VLOG
Our government is by, for and of the people. We, that’s you and me, are the government. If we let troublemakers bring us down, we bring down democracy. The debate should never be about big government or small government. It should be about effective government....
by Michael Freedman | Sep 4, 2024 | Learning & Growth, The Public Square Academy
It is common knowledge that the state of online education, to put it nicely, is in pretty poor shape. Most folks know that an online class is a lonely, boring experience — not much better than reading a book. We know that dropout and incompletion rates are...
by Michael Freedman | Aug 28, 2024 | The Public Square Academy, VLOG
The Public Square Academy invites you to consider becoming a member of our Learning and Action community. In the Academy of Access to the Democracy Challenge, of course, which helps you identify areas where you might find opportunities to support democracy in the...
