Cutting School
Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education

Thoughtful, well-written, and well-argued book about the underfunding and undermining of public schools in the United States, with an emphasis on how this negatively affects Black and Latinx students. Dr. Noliwe Rooks does a great job of explaining and providing evidence for her term “segrenomics,”......more

The conceit of American exceptionalism is built on a rickety architecture of myths; myths that often overlap with messy truths. Consider George Washington's apocryphal confession “I cannot tell a lie” or the sanitized Hollywood versions of how the West was “won.” Or better yet, read Noliwe Rooks’ op......more

This is a sweeping account of the various means by which hypocrisy, inefficiency, and greed have impacted our current wave of “educational reform,” and continued a legacy of inadequate public education for Black Americans. Through observations of alternative certification programs like Teach for Ame......more

A Book choice of Revelations... This was very hard to read and the information weighed heavily on my heart. But, I have so much Admiration for this author. The chapter, "Stealing School" is the one where I spent most of my time in deep thoughts... "Trickle-Up Education" is another Eye-opening section......more

I’m mad. I think I’m supposed to be mad. I think Rooks wants me to be mad. How could you not be after reading a book that traces the entire history of inequality in public schools starting in the 1800s and winds up in much the same place in the 2000s? Using her portmanteau “segrenomics,” Rooks discu......more