Jerry Mintz was Editor-in-Chief for the Handbook of Alternative Education (Macmillan 1994), which lists 7,300 educational alternatives and later  the Almanac of Education Choices (Macmillan/Simon & Schuster 1995). 

His essays, commentaries, and reviews have appeared in numerous newspapers, journals, and magazines including The New York Times, Newsday, Paths of Learning, Green Money Journal, Communities, Saturday Review, Holistic Education Review as well as the anthology Creating Learning Communities (Foundation for Educational Renewal 2000).

His latest title is No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education (Bravura 2003) and is currently working on an anthology of essays written throughout the course of his career as a teacher, principle, and non-profit director.

You can order No Homework and Recess All Day, Creating Learning Communities, and the Almanac of Education Choices through www.EducationRevolution.org.

Click on the links below for some of Jerry's articles and essays:

       Untitled Poem

       The Whys and Hows of Alternative Education

       Democratic School Governance

       Sustainable Education

       The Ten Signs That You Need to Find a Different Kind of Education for Your Child

Articles may be reprinted with permission.

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