{"product_id":"book-efd9","title":"Learning in Public","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"provocative and personally searching\"memoir follows one mother's story of enrolling her daughter in a local public school (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), and the surprising, necessary lessons she learned with her neighbors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her daughter, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a public school down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly-rated school. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning in Public\u003c\/i\u003e is the story, not just Courtney’s journey, but a whole country’s. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us, but unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be a part of transforming the country. Courtney discovers that her public school, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Courtney E. Martin examines her own fears, assumptions, and conversations with other moms and dads as they navigate school choice. A vivid portrait of integration’s virtues and complexities, and yes, the palpable joy of trying to live differently in a country re-making itself. Learning in Public might also set your family’s life on a different course forever. ","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348774527280,"sku":"BDefd9","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/287752-efd9-Square.jpg?v=1734233732","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-efd9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}