The Power of Their Ideas

Teaching the lessons of New York's most famous public school, Deborah Meier provides a widely acclaimed vision for the future of public education. With a new preface reflecting on the school's continuing success.

The Company We Keep

Deborah Meier argues that at the heart of civic life are responsible relationships; we learn by the company we keep. She goes on to contend that our system of large schools tends to discourage responsible interactions by their very scale.

In Schools We Trust

We turn to standardized tests and standardized curricula-now adopted by all fifty states-as our national surrogates for trust. Legendary school founder Deborah Meier believes fiercely that schools have to win our faith by showing they can do their job.

Will Standards Save Public Education

Acclaimed educator Deborah Meier offers a fresh take on standardized tests. While others have criticized standards and what they measure, Meier rejects the very idea of a centralized authority that dictates how and what teachers teach.

These Schools Belong to You and Me

Achallenge to narrow, profit-driven conceptions of school success and an argument for protecting public education to ensure that all students become competent citizens in a vibrant democracy

Beyond Testing

Deborah Meier's and Matthew Knoester's new book Beyond Testing: Seven Assessments of Students and Schools More Effective Than Standardized Tests is out