The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ A groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education that brings the lessons of the past to bear on the dilemmas we face today-and brilliantly illuminates the path forward for public schools.

“[A] lively account." -New York Times Book Review

In The Teacher Wars, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been embattled for nearly two centuries. She uncovers the surprising roots of hot butto...