An American education system with integrity / Dennis Shirley -- Engendering student civic engagement : a Los Angeles student focus group / Estella Owoimaha-Church -- Regaining the democratic heart of education / Gert Biesta -- Teaching for democracy : the role of student autonomy and agency / Michael Soskil -- Systems that promote equitable outcomes / Josh Parker -- Beyond privilege : using student perspectives to create a more equitable system / Jinni Forcucci, Kristin Nichols, and Karli Sunnergren -- The day after : education and equity after the global pandemic / Andy Hargreaves -- Closing the rural opportunity gap / Lindsey Jensen -- Market forces and erosion of education as a public good : widening equity gaps / T. Jameson Brewer and Amanda U. Potterton -- Educating the whole child / Sean Slade -- Flipping the system : a primer for the classroom teacher / Mairi Cooper -- Refugee and immigrant education : strengthening our communities / Mandy Manning -- Impact of trauma on the foundational identities of our children / Beth Davey and Kelly Holstine -- Teaching is a political profession : stepping into the arena / Melissa Tomlinson -- Lessons for the United States from international education systems / Pasi Sahlberg -- A case study in distributed leadership : Sanger Unified School District / Tracey Fritch -- #RedforEd and the struggle for our schools / Noah Karvelis -- Education union renewal : the key to flipping the system / Howard Stevenson -- Addressing the shortage : recruiting our next generation of teachers / Kimberly Eckert -- Supporting teachers from historically marginalized communities / Michael Peña, Winter Marshall-Allen, Carlos Avila, Melissa Collins, Alhassan Susso, and Jill Davidson -- Democratized professional learning : the Edcamp model / Dan Callahan -- Pockets of innovation : transformational professional learning and development / Trista Hollweck and Dyane Smokorowski -- Epilogue : the death and life of the teacher / Jelmer Evers.

"This powerful and honest book uncovers how we can flip the system, building a more democratic, equitable, and cohesive society where teacher expertise drives solutions to education challenges. Editor Michael Soskil brings together a team of diverse voices to highlight solutions, spark positive change, and show us the path forward towards a more civil and more peaceful America. In each chapter, inspiring educators describe how we can create lasting and meaningful change by elevating teacher expertise; educating the whole child; increasing teacher morale; and fighting for all of our children to have equitable opportunity and quality schools"--