Writer's Voice
September 18, 2019: Paul Tough, THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST & Kristina Rizga, MISSION HIGH.
We talk with Paul Tough about his terrific new book, THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST: How College Makes Or Breaks Us. It asks the question: Is the American system of higher education fair? Or is it designed to protect the privileged and leave everyone else behind?
Then we re-air my 2015 interview with Kristina Rizga about her book MISSION HIGH: One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph. Its about a high school in San Francisco with an impressive track record on educating poor, minority and immigrant youth.