by Ed Boland
Grand Central PublishingHardcover
From the publisher's website:
In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as a
non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high
school. But his hopes quickly collided headlong with the appalling
reality of his students' lives and a hobbled education system unable to
help them: Freddy runs a drug ring for his incarcerated brother;
Nee-cole is homeschooled on the subway by her brilliant homeless mother;
and Byron's Ivy League dream is dashed because he is undocumented.
In
the end, Boland isn't hoisted on his students' shoulders and no one
passes AP anything. This is no urban fairy tale of at-risk kids saved by
a Hollywood hero, but a searing indictment of schools that claim to be
progressive but still fail their students. Told with compassion, humor,
and a keen eye, Boland's story is sure to ignite debate about the future
of American education and attempts to reform it.
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