Benjamin Herold – Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs – Jan 23

Posted by Free Library of Philadelphia on January 2, 2024

On January 23, 2024, at 7:30 PM at the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia, PA please join journalist and educator Benjamin Herold in conversation with Kristen Graham, education reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about his new book, Disillusioned. In Disillusioned, Herold offers a timely examination of the hope and hazards suburban public schools and school boards offer in the fight to renew the promise of historical American middle class ideals.

Register for the event here, and learn more about Herold and Disillusioned here.

About Benjamin Herold: Herold’s stories, features, and investigative exposés have appeared in Education Week, PBS NewsHour, The Hechinger Report, NPR, and the Public School Notebook, among other publications. The recipient of a master’s degree in urban education from Temple University and first place awards from the Education Writers Association, Herold formerly worked as a researcher, documentary filmmaker, and training specialist for rape-crisis and domestic-violence prevention organizations.


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