National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller which has sold more than 85,000 hardcover copies. -- Entertainment Weekly A classic American muckraker with an eloquent prose style, Kozol offers . . . --Emily Mitchell, Time Easily the most passionate, and certain to be the most passionately debated, book about American education in several years .
Kozol has written a searing exposé of the extremes of wealth and poverty in America\'s school system and the blighting effect on poor children, especially those in cities. . . . --Elizabeth Duff, Philadelphia Inquirer The forces of equity have now been joined by a powerful voice. --Robert Wilson, USA Today Kozol has written a book that must be read by anyone interested in education.
Everyone should read this important book. . . .
Savage Inequalities is a Savage indictment. . . .
Praise for Savage Inequalities I was unprepared for the horror and shame I felt.
In Savage Inequalities , Kozol delivers a searing examination of the extremes of wealth and poverty and calls into question the reality of equal opportunity in our nation\'s schools.
The urban Schools he visited were overcrowded and understaffed, and lacked the basic elements of learning--including books and, all too often, classrooms for the students.
Not only were Schools for rich and poor blatantly unequal, the gulf between the two extremes was widening--and it has widened since.
What he found was devastating.
He spoke with teachers, principals, superintendents, and, most important, children.
For two years, he visited Schools in neighborhoods across the country, from Illinois to Washington, D.
C., and from New York to San Antonio. (Education) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An impassioned book, laced with anger and indignation, about how our public education system scorns so many of our children.-- The New York Times Book Review In 1988, Jonathan Kozol set off to spend time with Children in the American public education system.
The book provides readers with an opportunity to get involved with a postcard they can sign and mail to the president at the White House.
National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller which has sold more than 85,000 hardcover copies
