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Obama Praises Democratic School
Since 1995 the Met schools have grown to be one of the most vibrant and powerful examples of democratic education and 21st century...
Posted on Mar 02, 2010 - 11:27 AM by Dana Bennis in The Landscape
In a speech yesterday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Obama pointed to the Met Center schools as a powerful model for engaging young people and providing them with personalized support and hands on career experience. The Met schools and their parent organization, Big Picture Learning, network over 70 schools throughout the United States and around the world. The schools provide largely lower income youth and youth of color with the respect and opportunity to be meaningfully involved in their own learning and to pursue their interests and dreams.Since 1995 the Met schools have grown to be one of the most vibrant and powerful examples of democratic education and 21st century...