Radical Dreamers: Race, Choice, and the Failure of American Education

An immersive and authoritative history of the school choice movement--from its idealistic roots among Black activists to the costly unaccountable programs of today. Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education and demands to desegregate public schools, race and class remain the most reliable predictors of educational achievement in America. In attempting to address this divide, many school reformers have championed school choice: solutions like charter schools, vouchers, and other innov...