Vladimir Kogan is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Ohio State University and one of America's leading scholars of education politics. Kogan previously covered education at the Voice of San Diego, a pioneering nonprofit specializing in investigative journalism.

• What are Schools For?; 2. Skin in the Game; 3. Adults Follow Partisan Leaders on Education Policy; 4. Curriculum Battles in an Era of Nationalized Politics; 5. Adult Culture Wars and Student Academic Achievement; 6. The Color of School Employment; 7. Bootleggers, Baptists, and Building Closures; 8. Housing Markets Create Educational NIMBYs; 9. A Framework for Education Reform.

'This book could not be more timely! In some ways the debates and issues schools are struggling with today are new. But, as Vlad's book shows, many of them are not. The history presented about polarized schooling debates, and ways to frame them, are invaluable as we contend with what seems like an era of more continuous cultural wars.' Dan Goldhaber, Affiliate Research Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington

Vladimir Kogan is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Ohio State University and one of America's leading scholars of education politics. Kogan previously covered education at the Voice of San Diego, a pioneering nonprofit specializing in investigative journalism.

• What are Schools For?; 2. Skin in the Game; 3. Adults Follow Partisan Leaders on Education Policy; 4. Curriculum Battles in an Era of Nationalized Politics; 5. Adult Culture Wars and Student Academic Achievement; 6. The Color of School Employment; 7. Bootleggers, Baptists, and Building Closures; 8. Housing Markets Create Educational NIMBYs; 9. A Framework for Education Reform.

'This book could not be more timely! In some ways the debates and issues schools are struggling with today are new. But, as Vlad's book shows, many of them are not. The history presented about polarized schooling debates, and ways to frame them, are invaluable as we contend with what seems like an era of more continuous cultural wars.' Dan Goldhaber, Affiliate Research Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington

Vladimir Kogan is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Ohio State University and one of America's leading scholars of education politics. Kogan previously covered education at the Voice of San Diego, a pioneering nonprofit specializing in investigative journalism.

• What are Schools For?; 2. Skin in the Game; 3. Adults Follow Partisan Leaders on Education Policy; 4. Curriculum Battles in an Era of Nationalized Politics; 5. Adult Culture Wars and Student Academic Achievement; 6. The Color of School Employment; 7. Bootleggers, Baptists, and Building Closures; 8. Housing Markets Create Educational NIMBYs; 9. A Framework for Education Reform.

'This book could not be more timely! In some ways the debates and issues schools are struggling with today are new. But, as Vlad's book shows, many of them are not. The history presented about polarized schooling debates, and ways to frame them, are invaluable as we contend with what seems like an era of more continuous cultural wars.' Dan Goldhaber, Affiliate Research Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington