They came for the schools one town's fight over race and identity, and the new war for America's classrooms

"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...

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Main Author: Hixenbaugh, Mike (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.