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 Work

Weaving 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.

A symbol of middle American work...