{"product_id":"children-of-the-dream-9781541672697","title":"Children of the Dream","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed economist reveals that school integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful -- and argues that we must renew our commitment to integration for the sake of all Americans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe are frequently told that school integration was a social experiment doomed from the start. But as Rucker C. Johnson demonstrates in \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, it was, in fact, a spectacular achievement. Drawing on longitudinal studies going back to the 1960s, he shows that students who attended integrated and well-funded schools were more successful in life than those who did not -- and this held true for children of all races.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYet as a society we have given up on integration. Since the high point of integration in 1988, we have regressed and segregation again prevails. Contending that integrated, well-funded schools are the primary engine of social mobility, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Dream\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical new take on social policy. It is essential reading in our divided times. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67873610662066,"sku":"9781541672697","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781541672697.jpg?v=1793660937","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/children-of-the-dream-9781541672697","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}