Copy of "Schools of Our Own" Receives Honorary 2020 Critics' Choice Book Award

by American Educational Studies Association

Each year, a committee of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) members selects a number of titles it regards as outstanding books that may be of interest to those in educational studies. These books are designated as AESA Critics’ Choice Award winners and are displayed prominently at the annual meeting.

Worth Kamili Hayes, author of "Schools of Our Own - Chicago's Golden Age of Black Private Education" was one of twelve authors whose book was recognized with "The Critics Choice Awards" as an outstanding book by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) in 2020.

“The Critics’ Choice Award serves to recognize and increase awareness of recent scholarship deemed to be outstanding in its field and of potential interest to members of the Association.”