Book Review of Rural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities, by Geoff Marietta and Sky Marietta

Abstract

Marietta, G., & Marietta, S. (2020)<em>. Rural education in America: What works for our students, teachers, and communities. </em>Harvard Education Press. This review evaluates Geoff and Sky Marietta’s book, <em>Rural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities</em>. As parents, community members, practitioners, and academics, the writers have a unique perspective on rural education. In this book, they seek to dispel the myth of the rural monolith of white poverty and social conservatism, arguing that rural communities and their challenges are far more complex and diverse than is presently reflected in the literature. This review evaluates the authors’ approach to providing a more nuanced understanding of rural education and concludes that the book achieves this purpose.