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

5.0

One of the most shocking books I've ever read about our unequal country. Kozol details how educational inequality is actually far worse than it was at the time of Plessy v Ferguson. Our education system is a mechanism for reinforcing a caste system where poor children are destined for menial labor, and wealthy children are guaranteed to inherit their high position in society. The way inequality is imposed on children is tragic, evil, and grotesque. If you have any interest in education and the deep roots that ensure wealth and poverty stay concentrated where they are, read this.