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A review by janemarple
Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity by Laura Meckler
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.25
A very interesting history of Shaker Heights, Ohio, a city that since the mid 20th century has been actively working to be a racially diverse city, in both housing and it’s schools. The second half of the book focuses on the challenges the public school district has had closing achievement gaps, but shows what gains can be made when parents and school officials support equity and are willing to make sacrifices to try and achieve it.