TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Courtney E.
TI  - Learning in public: lessons for a racially divided America from my daughter's school 
SN  - 0316428264
AV  - LC213.2 M378 2021
U1  - 379.2/60973 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Discrimination in education
KW  - United States
KW  - Educational equalization
KW  - Public schools
KW  - School choice
N1  - Includes discussion questions; Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-377); A note on the making of this book -- Choosing -- Arriving -- Clashing -- Reckoning
N2  - "From the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her daughter, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a public school down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly-rated school. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began. Learning in Public is the story, not just Courtney's journey, but a whole country's. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us, but unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be a part of transforming the country. Courtney discovers that her public school, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper. She examines her own fears, assumptions, and conversations with other moms and dads as they navigate school choice. A vivid portrait of integrations virtues and complexities and, yes, the palpable joy of trying to live differently in a country remaking itself, Learning in Public might set your family's life on a different course."--book jacket
ER  -