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Reclaiming Public Education By Reclaiming Our Democracy
Reclaiming Public Education By Reclaiming Our Democracy Author:Forrest David Mathews David Mathews is president, chief executive officer, and trustee of the Kettering Foundation. Before coming to the foundation in 1981, Dr. Mathews served as U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the Ford administration. From 1969 to 1980, he was president of The University of Alabama, where he also taught history for 15 years. Dr. ... more »Mathews is a board member of the Academy for Education Development, the National Civic League, and Miles College. He is also chairman of the Council on Public Policy Education, a trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, and serves on the executive committee of Public Agenda. An author of books on education and political theory, Dr. Mathews has also written extensively on such subjects as southern history, public policy, and international problem solving. His most recent books are Why Public Schools? Whose Public Schools?, Is There a Public for Public Schools?, and Politics for People: Finding a Responsible Public Voice.
He received his B.A. degree in history and classical Greek from The University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. He is the recipient of 16 honorary degrees.« less