In my book "How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It’s Up to You to Do It)," I remind readers that our kids will inherit this democracy, however healthy or fractured it may be.

Opinion: Play might be what we need to fix democracy — a lesson from our kids Kids understand what adults have forgotten, that play is not frivolous, that it is survival and that it heals.

Kids at a tribal school in Arizona are preparing for their own election to determine their favorite school lunch: pizza or chicken nuggets? And they're learning about democracy along the way.

Kids at an Arizona tribal school learn about democracy with their own lunch vote. Listen · 4:00 4:00. Transcript Toggle ... Books about democracy top the shelves at the entrance of the library.

Kids at a tribal school in Arizona are preparing for their own election to determine their favorite school lunch: pizza or chicken nuggets? And they're learning about democracy along the way.

Kids at a tribal school in Arizona are preparing for their own election to determine their favorite school lunch: pizza or chicken nuggets? And they're learning about democracy along the way.