Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.967
EAN: 9780060974992
ISBN: 0060974990
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 262
Publication Date: August 03, 1992
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: August 03, 1992
Sales Rank: 1291
Studio: Harper Perennial

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
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 250,000 hardcover copies.




Rating: - Savage Inequalities: A Closer Look at an American Education
"A fourteen-year-old girl with short black curly hair says this...`We have a school in East St. Louis named for Dr. King...the school is full of sewer water and the doors are locked with chains. Every student in that school is black. It's like a terrible joke on history" (35). After two years of visiting urban schools and meeting with principals, teachers, journalists, others, and students like this girl, Jonathan Kozol created a cry for change for thousands of children in his book, Savage Inequalities. ... Read More

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Rating: - a very important book
First of all, I realize this book is slightly dated, in that it was published 17 years ago. The unfortunate thing is that I don't believe much has changed since Kozol wrote it... if there have been major changes, he wouldn't have found it necessary to write his second book, Shame of the Nation, or continue to push for equal-opportunity education like he is still doing today. So, although this book was researched and written awhile ago, I do believe it is still relevant for discussion today.

This ... Read More

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Rating: - Another great book by Jonathan Kozol
Kozol begins his book by writing about east St.Louis. Wikipedia writes about East St.Louis as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation. This is one of the poorest cities in America and of course the school system suffers. The school buildings are run down, bathrooms are broken, and the kids don't have textbooks to study from. The physics labs haven't had water for 25 years and the sports field is completely in ruins . A lot of industrial waste is dumped here from the chemical factories that have established ... Read More

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Rating: - Great Book!
Wan to understand why our education system is in the shape that it's in? READ THIS BOOK! Explains why lower income schools perform the way they do....must have for any educator's collective of continuing education books. Worth reading twice!!

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Rating: - Must Read
Kozol's Savage Inequalities paints a frightening picture of urban schools in the United States. He describes schools that are overcrowded, dilapidated, and flooded with sewage. He asks why we allow our children to go to schools in conditions where none of us would choose to work. He deeply explores the issue of inequality in funding. While he does suggest equalizing funding, he is careful to mention that the problems facing schools are complex and require innovative solutions. I know many teachers have read this book, ... Read More

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