The 2016 USA presidential election campaign underscored some very worrisome trends in the present state of our democracy: the extreme polarization of the electorate; the dismissal of people with opposing views; the failure of many voters (and, quite often, the candidates) to focus on substantive policy issues; and the widespread acceptance and circulation of one-sided and factually erroneous information.
- : http://www.centerforeducationalequity.org/media/centers/cee/CEE_PrepCivPar_ProjectPlan_fin.11.7.17.pdf
- : The Center for Educational Equity , Teachers College, Columbia University.
- : The Center for Educational Equity , Teachers College, Columbia University.