They came for the schools : one town's fight over race and identity, and the new war for America's classrooms
by Hixenbaugh, Mike (Journalist) (Author)
Summary
"Award-winning journalist Mike Hixenbaugh delivers the immersive and eye-opening story of Southlake, Texas, a district that seemed to offer everything parents would want for their children--small classes, dedicated teachers, financial resources, a track record of academic success, and school spirit... Full description
- Prologue
- Part I: Suburban dreamland. Perfect City, U.S.A
- You've got to change
- Not just a word
- Everything imploded
- Part II: Building the army. Coming to a town near you
- Existential threat
- One election away
- Blowout
- The Southlake playbook
- The parents are our clients
- Part III: So goes America. Christianity will have power
- Seven mountains
- The Florida blueprint
- I lost my son
- The holy grail
- It still mattered
- Epilogue.