The Education Wars: A Citizens Guide and Defense Manual for Our Public Schools

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A perfectly timed book for the educational resistancethose of us who believe in public schools

Culture wars have engulfed our schools. Extremist groups are seeking to ban books, limit what educators can teach, and threaten the very foundations of public education. Whats behind these efforts Why are our schools suddenly so vulnerable And how can the millions of Americans who love their public schools fight back

In this concise, hard-hitting guide, journalist Jennifer Berkshire and education scholar Jack Schneider answer these questions and chart a way forward.

The Education Wars explains the sudden obsession with race and gender in schools, as well as the ascendancy of book-banning efforts. It offers a clear analysis of school vouchers and the impact theyll have on school finances. It deciphers the movement for parents rights, explaining the rights that students and taxpayers also have. And it reveals how the ostensible pursuit of religious freedom opens the door to discrimination against vulnerable children.

Berkshire and Schneider outline the core issues driving the education wars, offering essential information about issues, actors, and potential outcomes. In so doing, they lay out what is at stake for parents, teachers, and students and provide a road map for ensuring that public education survives this present assault.

A book that will enrage and enlighten the millions of citizens who believe in their public schools, here is a long-overdue handbook and guide to action.

Author Bio

Jennifer C. Berkshire is a freelance journalist and a host of the education podcast Have You Heard. The co-author (with Jack Schneider) of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School (The New Press), she lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Jack Schneideris the author of five books, includingA Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door(co-authored with Jennifer Berkshire and published by The New Press). An award-winning scholar, he is a host of the education podcastHave You Heardand lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.