What Happened at the Mission Hill School? : The Struggle to Sustain a Small Democratic Progressive School in a Large Urban System

• Published in: Schools (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 328 - 347
• Main Authors: Meier, Deborah, Lyne, Heidi, Knoester, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Chicago Press 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Creative Thinking; Critical Thinking; Democracy; Democratic Values; Progressive Education; Public Schools; Small Schools; Urban Schools; Massachusetts (Boston)

This article details the demise of a small multicultural and democratic school in a large urban district. After a successful 25-year run, a public school built on principles of progressive and democratic education was dismantled and destroyed. The article attempts to expose the contradictions and un...