How to end polarization? Schools may be best hope.
James Traub.
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Nation & World
How to end polarization? Schools may be best hope.
Journalist blends history, on-the-ground reporting, finds answer may be civic education that goes far beyond 3 branches of government
February 19, 2026 long readExcerpted from “The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy” by James Traub ’76.
Schools are not the cause of our polarization.