In a magisterial work of narrative nonfiction that weaves 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 an iconic city's fall from grace--and of its chance for redemption in the twenty-first century. A symbol of middle American working-class values and pride, 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. Picking up where J.…mehr
In a magisterial work of narrative nonfiction that weaves 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 an iconic city's fall from grace--and of its chance for redemption in the twenty-first century. A symbol of middle American working-class values and pride, 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. Picking up where J. Anthony Lukas's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Common Ground" left off, "Lessons from the Heartland" offers a sweeping narrative portrait of an All-American city at the epicenter of American public education reform, and an exploration of larger issues of race and class in our democracy. Miner (whose daughters went through the Milwaukee public school system and who is a former "Milwaukee Journal" reporter) brings a journalist's eye and a parent's heart to exploring 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. This book will change the way we think about the possibility and promise of American public education.
Barbara Miner has been a reporter, writer, and editor for almost forty years, writing for publications ranging from the New York Times to the Milwaukee Journal. The former managing editor of Rethinking Schools, she has co-edited numerous books on education, including Rethinking Columbus. Miner lives in Milwaukee.
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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Milwaukee, Public Schools, and the Fight for America's Future xi Part I. Segregation, Prosperity, and Protests: 1950s and 1960s 1. The Glory Days of 1957 3 2. The 1950s: Milwaukee's Black Community Comes of Age 16 3. 1964: Freedom Schools Come to Milwaukee 29 4. Milwaukee Loves George Wallace 41 5. Milwaukee's Great Migration #1: Blacks Move from the South to the Inner Core 44 6. 1965: Direct Action Targets "Intact Busing" 48 7. 1967- 68: Open Housing Moves to Center Stage 61 Part II. Desegregation, Deindustrialization, and Backlash: 1970s and 1980s 8. Brown and Milliken: The U.S. Supreme Court Advances and Retreats 71 9. January 19, 1976: The Court Rules-Milwaukee's Schools Are Segregated 76 10. September 7, 1976: The Buses Roll and Desegregation Begins 88 11. 1981: Police Brutality Moves to Center Stage 101 12. Milwaukee's Great Migration #2: Whites Move to the Suburbs 108 13. The 1980s: Th e Rust Belt and Reaganomics 114 14. Desegregation: Forward and Backward in the 1980s 123 15. Latino Students: Moving Beyond Black and White 138 16. Money: The Root of All Solutions 146 Part III. Resegregation, Abandonment, and a New Era of Protest: 1990s and 2000s 17. 1990: Vouchers Pass, Abandonment Begins 155 18. Voucher Crossfire: Fighting for the Soul of Public Education 172 19. Multicultural Crossfi re: Redefi ning the Public School Curriculum 178 20. 1993- 95: White Voters Reject New Schools for Black Children, and Things Fall Apart 188 21. 1995: Vouchers for Religious Schools, Abandonment Advances 198 22. 1999: (Re)Segregation Déjà Vu-Neighborhood Schools and Open Enrollment 217 23. Milwaukee's Great Migration #3: Global Immigrants Make Milwaukee Their Home 233 24. 2002-10: No Child Left Behind. Really? 237 25. 2011: The Heartland Rises Up, and a New Era of Protest Begins 250 Notes 267 Index 295
CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Milwaukee, Public Schools, and the Fight for America's Future xi Part I. Segregation, Prosperity, and Protests: 1950s and 1960s 1. The Glory Days of 1957 3 2. The 1950s: Milwaukee's Black Community Comes of Age 16 3. 1964: Freedom Schools Come to Milwaukee 29 4. Milwaukee Loves George Wallace 41 5. Milwaukee's Great Migration #1: Blacks Move from the South to the Inner Core 44 6. 1965: Direct Action Targets "Intact Busing" 48 7. 1967- 68: Open Housing Moves to Center Stage 61 Part II. Desegregation, Deindustrialization, and Backlash: 1970s and 1980s 8. Brown and Milliken: The U.S. Supreme Court Advances and Retreats 71 9. January 19, 1976: The Court Rules-Milwaukee's Schools Are Segregated 76 10. September 7, 1976: The Buses Roll and Desegregation Begins 88 11. 1981: Police Brutality Moves to Center Stage 101 12. Milwaukee's Great Migration #2: Whites Move to the Suburbs 108 13. The 1980s: Th e Rust Belt and Reaganomics 114 14. Desegregation: Forward and Backward in the 1980s 123 15. Latino Students: Moving Beyond Black and White 138 16. Money: The Root of All Solutions 146 Part III. Resegregation, Abandonment, and a New Era of Protest: 1990s and 2000s 17. 1990: Vouchers Pass, Abandonment Begins 155 18. Voucher Crossfire: Fighting for the Soul of Public Education 172 19. Multicultural Crossfi re: Redefi ning the Public School Curriculum 178 20. 1993- 95: White Voters Reject New Schools for Black Children, and Things Fall Apart 188 21. 1995: Vouchers for Religious Schools, Abandonment Advances 198 22. 1999: (Re)Segregation Déjà Vu-Neighborhood Schools and Open Enrollment 217 23. Milwaukee's Great Migration #3: Global Immigrants Make Milwaukee Their Home 233 24. 2002-10: No Child Left Behind. Really? 237 25. 2011: The Heartland Rises Up, and a New Era of Protest Begins 250 Notes 267 Index 295
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