The Realignment 448 | Benjamin Herold: Are America's Schools and Suburbs Unraveling?
Jan 23, 2024
Benjamin Herold, education reporter and author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs, joins The Realignment. The rise and fall of suburbia, similarities between middle-class suburbs and Ponzi scheme, debates over race and the liberal status quo, the role of school choice, and the state of the American dream are discussed.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Evolving Perception of Suburbs in the American Popular Imagination
01:37 • 2min
Shedding Misconceptions: The Complexity of Suburbs
03:22 • 14min
Empowering a Precocious Student in Compton
17:27 • 2min
Unsustainable School Systems in Suburban Communities
19:38 • 6min
Reimagining Suburban Communities and the American Dream
25:40 • 3min
The Importance of Same-Race Teachers for African American Students
28:38 • 27min
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and the Changing Narrative of Suburbs
55:46 • 4min