June 26-28, 2000, a remarkable group of some 250 progressive educators gathered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to share perspectives, develop networks, and form plans of action. We share here some highlights of presentations, presenters, and action plans.

Several key THEMES predominated our discussions. These were used as organizing frameworks in dialogues and planning.

• DEMOCRACY & JUSTICE -- schooling and learning to help people learn how to be active agents of the social order.
• AUTHENTIC INSTRUCTION -- ways of teaching that engage kids and help them learn.
• STANDARDIZED TESTING -- the harm being done to learning and good teaching & organizing against.
• INCLUSIVE EDUCATION -- students with differing abilities, ethnicity, culture, age, gender learning together.
• COMMUNITY & PARENTS-- real partnerships.

Co-sponsored by the Whole Language Umbrella, Whole Schooling Consortium, and the Rouge Forum, this conference was an important Event in building coalitions and in creating new visions of good schools for all students. We all went away energized, filled with new ideas, connections, resources, and plans to do work in our schools and organize locally and regionally. More, we will follow this Event with Regional and National conferences including next year's Detroit conference, LEARNING FOR JUSTICE AND SOCIAL RENEWAL, June 27-29, 2001.

Presentations. Some presenters provided us written copies.

• A Children's Miracle Needed to Solve School Crisis. Grace Lee Boggs.
• The Future of Education Rich Villa, Bayridge Consortium, California.
• Community Building in the Classroom Mishael Hittie. MacArthur Elementary School, Southfield, Michigan, USA.
• From Apartheid to Inclusive Education. Sigamoney Naicker. South Africa.
• Promises Made, Promises Broken. Pat Shannon.
• The Spectacle of Standards and Summits: The National Education Summit. E Wayne Ross.

Presenters. Here are the presenters and ways to contact them.

Reflections. Participants share their perspective on the Summit and its impact on them.

Action plans. The Summit participants developed an action plan for an international Partnership fo r Democratic Education, a collaborative effort of individuals and organizations.