Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City by Barbara J. Miner


Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City
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By Barbara J. Miner
ISBN 1595588647
ISBN-13 9781595588647
Publication 20 September 2025
Number of Pages 225
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Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City Miner s story of Milwaukee is filled with memorable characters explores with consummate skill the dynamics of race politics and schools in our time Mike Rose author of The Mind at WorkWeaving together the racially fraught history of public education in Milwaukee and the broader story of hypersegregation in the rust belt Lessons from the Heartland tells of a city s fall from grace and its chance for redemption in the twenty first century. Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City budgets A symbol of middle American working class values Wisconsin and in particular urban Milwaukee has been at the forefront of a half century of public education experiments from desegregation and school choice to vouchers and charter schools This book offers a sweeping narrative portrait of an all American city at the epicenter of public education reform and an exploration of larger issues of race and class in our democracy The author a former Milwaukee Journal reporter whose daughters went through the public school system explores the intricate ways that jobs housing and schools intersect underscoring the intrinsic link between the future of public schools and the dreams and hopes of democracy in a multicultural society. EPub Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American college A social history with the pulse and pace of a carefully crafted novel and a Dickensian cast of unforgettable characters With the eye of an ethnographer the instincts of a beat reporter and the heart of a devoted mother and citizen activist Miner has created a compelling portrait of a city a time and a people on the edge This is essential reading Bill Ayers author of Teaching Toward FreedomEloquently captures the narratives of schoolchildren parents and teachers Library Journal Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City

Lessons from the Heartland A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City By Barbara J. Miner
1595588647
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225
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