As a national reporter, Laura Meckler is generally introduced as “The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler.” But, as her new book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity, makes clear, she’s also “Shaker Heights, Ohio’s Laura Meckler.” She’s a product of that community’s public schools, which host one of the country’s longest-running, and […]
Washington Post reporter and Washington University alum Laura Meckler spoke about her new book “Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity” on Oct. 2. (Alan Zhou｜Student Life) Washington University alumna Laura Meckler returned to campus to discuss her new book “Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity” on Oct.