Mike Rose (1944–2021) was the author of many books, including Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education (both published by The New Press), and Lives on the Boundary, The Mind at Work, and Possible Lives. Among his awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and the Commonwealth Club of California Award for Literary Excellence in Nonfiction.

Praise for Back to School:"Back to School opened my eyes. It forced me to dig through my own beliefs about whom contemporary higher education is for and why, and how we might best re-craft it for learners who desire it deeply."—Anna Neumann, The Journal of Higher Education"Mike Rose shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work."—President Bill Clinton"Thoughtful and surprising."—The Washington Post"Inspiring."—Kirkus"Those working in secondary education would be remiss to ignore these crucial lessons."—Publishers Weekly"Rose’s idealism is the best kind: informed, tough-minded, self-aware. Those of us who inhabit lives on the cushier side of the educational boundary should honor, and act upon, his profoundly democratic spirit."—History News Network

Mike Rose (1944–2021) was the author of many books, including Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education (both published by The New Press), and Lives on the Boundary, The Mind at Work, and Possible Lives. Among his awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and the Commonwealth Club of California Award for Literary Excellence in Nonfiction.

Praise for Back to School:"Back to School opened my eyes. It forced me to dig through my own beliefs about whom contemporary higher education is for and why, and how we might best re-craft it for learners who desire it deeply."—Anna Neumann, The Journal of Higher Education"Mike Rose shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work."—President Bill Clinton"Thoughtful and surprising."—The Washington Post"Inspiring."—Kirkus"Those working in secondary education would be remiss to ignore these crucial lessons."—Publishers Weekly"Rose’s idealism is the best kind: informed, tough-minded, self-aware. Those of us who inhabit lives on the cushier side of the educational boundary should honor, and act upon, his profoundly democratic spirit."—History News Network

Mike Rose (1944–2021) was the author of many books, including Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education (both published by The New Press), and Lives on the Boundary, The Mind at Work, and Possible Lives. Among his awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and the Commonwealth Club of California Award for Literary Excellence in Nonfiction.

Praise for Back to School:"Back to School opened my eyes. It forced me to dig through my own beliefs about whom contemporary higher education is for and why, and how we might best re-craft it for learners who desire it deeply."—Anna Neumann, The Journal of Higher Education"Mike Rose shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work."—President Bill Clinton"Thoughtful and surprising."—The Washington Post"Inspiring."—Kirkus"Those working in secondary education would be remiss to ignore these crucial lessons."—Publishers Weekly"Rose’s idealism is the best kind: informed, tough-minded, self-aware. Those of us who inhabit lives on the cushier side of the educational boundary should honor, and act upon, his profoundly democratic spirit."—History News Network