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Author Martin, Courtney E., author.

Title Learning in public : lessons for a racially divided America from my daughter's school / Courtney E. Martin.

Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
©2021

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  305 MARTIN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  379.26 MAR    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  379.2609 MARTIN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  379.26 MAR    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  379.26 MARTIN    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 380 pages ; 25 cm
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Note Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-377).
Subject Educational equalization -- United States.
Discrimination in education -- United States.
Public schools -- United States.
School choice -- United States.
Martin, Courtney E.
Discrimination in education. (OCoLC)fst00895037
Educational equalization. (OCoLC)fst00903418
Public schools. (OCoLC)fst01082942
School choice. (OCoLC)fst01107255
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9780316428262 (hc.)
0316428264 (hc.)
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