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Teachers Create the Future of America While we all agree that education is imperative to the future of our nation and necessary for the strength of our democracy, we often don’t mention the central role of teachers, writes Vartan Gregorian. They deserve both material and moral support as well as our respectVartan Gregorian, April 30, 2021 Editor’s Note: Vartan Gregorian, the 12th president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, died unexpectedly on April 15, 2021, as this issue was on press. Gregorian founded the Carnegie Reporter magazine in 2000 and was deeply involved in the development of this issue dedicated to education and democracy. Among Gregorian’s many writings as an educator and a historian, this final essay focuses on subjects that he held dear teaching and learning. Learn more about his extraordinary life and legacy. ....
We re all institutionalists now We must rebuild trust in the American process, and our nation s institutions are at the heart of the matter. By Monte Bute Text size Copy shortlink: The interval between U.S. presidential elections and inaugurations is usually a mundane, nearly invisible series of procedural steps. The last stage is a joint session of the U.S. House and Senate to routinely count the Electoral College votes and declare the results. That was true for nearly 150 years, until Jan. 6, when President Donald Trump brought his apocalyptic mob to the nation s Capitol. Already angry that Vice President Mike Pence had refused to use the joint session to swing the election to him, Trump decided to use extralegal means. Just as the congressional session was convening, Trump was busy inciting his loyalist troops to riot: And we are going to have to fight much harder, Trump exhorted the crowd. Le ....