ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author talks about the Peter Levine's response to Beth Rubin's commentary. On the question of whether education policies can be effective tools for encouraging youth civic engagement and activism in schools, Rubin and the author agree on many important points, which is not surprising since he have learned a great deal from her work. The main aim of public policy for civics should be to create time and space for students to encounter the kinds of ideas, skills, and values that are broadly endorsed by the public that supports public schools. What they learn in school should be useful as they develop and express their own views. Public schools must strive for a kind of ideological neutrality and answer to the majority population that rules any democracy. Schools can be spaces in which students develop their own ideas and skills but not drivers of political agendas.
