In Making Progress, Carlson argues for a revitalization of the democratic progressive project in education attuned to new times. He argues that unless democratic forces in education recapture a lost sense of hope and possibility, other, less democratic forces will shape our future. Carlson explores the basis for a new democratic progressivism in education by examining a number of concrete struggles going on over the future of American culture and education, from the battle over school restructuring to multiculturalism to sexuality education. This book offers a bold new agenda for democratic progressives as we move into a challenging new century.