A review by mantua85
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol

5.0

Engaging book that highlights the deep discrepancies in America's schools. Written in 1992, but the messages still hold true today. Contrasting poor schools in districts such as East St. Louis and San Antonio with richer schools such as New Trier High School outside Chicago really highlights the differences and causes the reader to think about why these inequities exist and what it will take to change them. Some difficult issues are discussed, such as rich families' blaming of poor school's performance not on lack of money, but on parental attitudes; other issues discussed are families' reluctance to cross bus with other areas of town, as well as their reluctance to vote for measures that would increase funding for low-income schools- the "other people's children" mentality.