Join NCTE for a members-only virtual event with Mike Hixenbaugh, a senior investigative reporter for NBC News and author of They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America’s Classrooms. 

As Banned Books Week approaches and a new school year is underway, this book will provide additional insights into the state of public education through the story of Southlake, Texas. As a case study, Southlake reveals much about the current landscape of race, censorship, identity, and political forces affecting schools. Attendees will come away with greater insights into the polarized world of education and community and learn more about a new group working to create truly inclusive spaces in schools.

Wednesday, September 18, 7:00–8:00 p.m. ET

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 Please contact profdev@ncte.org with any questions.

Mike Hixenbaugh is a senior investigative reporter for NBC News, co-creator of the Southlake and Grapevine podcasts, and author of They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America’s Classrooms.

Hixenbaugh’s reporting in recent years on the battles over race, gender, and sexuality in public schools won a Peabody Award and was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

While working as a newspaper reporter in Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas, Hixenbaugh uncovered deadly failures in the US military, abuses in the child welfare system, and safety lapses at major hospitals, winning numerous national awards and triggering reforms aimed at saving lives and keeping families together.

His first book, They Came for the Schools—winner of the prestigious Lukas Work-in-Progress Award—was published by Mariner in May 2024.

Hixenbaugh lives in Maryland with his wife and four children.

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