The fourth Season of the HBO show “The Wire” gives the most complex and engrossing view of an urban middle school and the forces arrayed against innovation. https://www.theringer.com/2017/6/1/16045406/the-wire-15th-anniversary-hbo-season-4-79e80c01f167 gives an overview of the season but, the programs themselves are what give the school system’s problems full dimension.