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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Paperback – June 12, 1992
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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.
- Print length262 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarpPeren
- Publication dateJune 12, 1992
- Dimensions5 x 0.5 x 5.25 inches
- ISBN-100060974990
- ISBN-13978-0060974992
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"I was unprepared for the horror and shame I felt .... Savage Inequalities is a savage indictment.... Everyone should read this..." -- Robert Wilson
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- Publisher : HarpPeren; Reprint edition (June 12, 1992)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 262 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0060974990
- ISBN-13 : 978-0060974992
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.5 x 5.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,477,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,674 in Social Services & Welfare (Books)
- #1,857 in Sociology of Urban Areas
- #52,749 in Schools & Teaching (Books)
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Jonathan Kozol has been awarded the National Book Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award. His book Savage Inequalities was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and became a national bestseller.
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This is a must read, but be prepared to feel extremely guilty about the inadequacies that are starkly narrated within each story. Be prepared to see how large districts allocate money inappropriately or inequitably. Be prepared to read about schools in New York with less than half the funding of other schools in their district, a student body of 1300 where only 900 should be housed and 5th grade class sizes of 35 or more students. The real tragedy is that the losers in this scenario are not only the teachers and communities, but more importantly, the students. How do we look these students in their innocent little eyes and say that we are providing an equitable education? It is not a wonderful book. It is a tragedy that is eloquently written to absolutely expose so many of the things wrong with education in America. It was written in 1991, and sadly, not much has changed in the past 30 years. Unfortunately, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Every time school finance reform has come to the table, it is repackaged to look pretty but not address the pink elephant in the room. So students in high poverty areas still go without the basics of a fundamental education. And we are wondering why reading levels are 2 and 3 grades below their given grade? We wonder why so many schools have drop out rates starting in 6th and 7th grade. Kudos to Jonathan Kozol for having the courage to pull the ugly truth out from under the proverbial rug. His last chapters talk about how the problems come about and ways we could strive for equity. This is a must read.










