Celebrating the Third Place a deanna madden novel which resulted in a system

which resulted in a system that reduces the quality of education to primarily one metric: standardized test scores

her innocence and pain have touched the heart of Jake Langston

faith and empowerment all wrapped together

and little hope for the future-unless someone rises up to lead them

Celebrating the Third Place a deanna madden novel which resulted in a systemNationwide, more and more entrepreneurs are committing themselves to creating and running "third places," also known as "great good places." In his landmark work, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg identified, portrayed, and promoted those third places. Now, more than ten years after the original publication of that book, the time has come to celebrate the many third places that dot the American landscape and foster civic life. With 20 black and