Jonathan Kozol
American educator and writer, born in 1936; author of Savage Inequalities (1991).
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Separate schools have never been equal, and going back to them betrays moral decency
since separate schools have never been equal, any effort to drag us back to that era is just absolute betrayal of common sense and moral decency.
democracynow.orgSaid 26 Jun 2019This on korrents
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The inequalities poor children face are worse than ever
I still get mad as hell every time I read about or see first-hand the vicious inequalities that these kids face, and those inequalities are worse now than they’ve ever been.
democracynow.orgSaid 28 Apr 2000This on korrents
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Separate schools have never been equal, and going back to them betrays moral decency
since separate schools have never been equal, any effort to drag us back to that era is just absolute betrayal of common sense and moral decency.
Jonathan Kozol on "When Joe Biden Collaborated with Segregationists" (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 26 Jun 2019
The inequalities poor children face are worse than ever
I still get mad as hell every time I read about or see first-hand the vicious inequalities that these kids face, and those inequalities are worse now than they’ve ever been.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
The real crime is a society that locks poor children into the most segregated schools
The crime I worry about is the massive crime of a society that viciously short-changes them year after year after year, who locks them into the most segregated public schools in the United States.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
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Vouchers are the worst idea in the public education debate in his adult lifetime
vouchers are the worst idea that has come into the public education debate in my adult lifetime.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
School vouchers originated with Southern segregationists
Vouchers have the historical origin in Southern segregationists.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
Vouchers amount to triage, pulling out the children of the savviest parents
So, essentially, what vouchers amount to are a triage solution.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
Poor children proved more resilient than his first book expected
You know, I start with a book called Death at an Early Age, but they didn’t die as easily as I thought.
Jonathan Kozol: The Forgotten Children of the South Bronx (Democracy Now!, transcript) Said 28 Apr 2000
The property tax is the decisive force in shaping school inequality
the property tax is the decisive force in shaping inequality.
Savage Inequalities (HarperPerennial, 1992 printing of the 1991 book) Said c. 1991
Once accepted, inequality grows contagious
So it is that inequality, once it is accepted, grows contagious.
Savage Inequalities (HarperPerennial, 1992 printing of the 1991 book) Said c. 1991
Equal funding for unequal needs is not equality
Equal funding for unequal needs is not equality.
Savage Inequalities (HarperPerennial, 1992 printing of the 1991 book) Said c. 1991
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