Jonathan Kozol
JONATHAN KOZOL received the National Book Award for Death at an Early Age, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Rachel and Her Children, and countless other honors for Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace, The Shame of the Nation, and Fire in the Ashes. The final and culminating work of his career is now nearing completion.
Jonathan remains one of the nation’s most eloquent and outspoken advocates for equality and racial justice in our nation’s schools. Now, more than ever, as school inequality and racial segregation have mounted to the highest levels we have seen in many decades, Jonathan argues that it's time at last to batter down the walls that have locked the children of the Black and brown and very poor into seemingly eternal separation from the mainstream of American society.
A Message for Jonathan's Loyal Readers
Jonathan's long-awaited book, "An End to Inequality," was published at last on March 12. Jonathan's fans and readers are already placing orders to obtain the first copies off the press.
Three early comments:
“For over fifty years, Jonathan Kozol has been calling
our attention to the gross injustices perpetrated
against children in our nation’s racially separate and
unequal schools. Now, in An End to Inequality, he
reminds us that when children lose, we all lose, and
our futures are imperiled. Thank you, Jonathan, for
once again bringing your compassionate voice and
critical perspective to this shameful American
dilemma.” —Pedro Noguera, dean, School of
Education, University of Southern California
“In An End to Inequality, Kozol has relentlessly
confronted an unfiltered reality. Why, after all these
years, do millions of Black and brown children
remain in segregated schools where squalor and
dysfunctional facilities degrade them intellectually
and physically? For Kozol’s transformative proposals,
I urge you to read this jolting book.” —Ralph Nader,
Center for the Study of Responsive Law
“Heart-wrenching examples and astute
argumentation. . . . This is Kozol at his best.”
—Bob Peterson, founding editor, Rethinking Schools
A beautiful tribute to Jonathan's new book, "An End to Inequality," appeared in The New York Times on March 14. See the article here.
A Q&A with Jonathan about his book appeared in Education Week on March 20. Read this powerful interview here.
Among the many interviews with Jonathan in the days preceding the publication of his book, we hope that teachers were able to see his conversation with Rethinking Schools in which he launched a scathing attack on the mania of testing.
Ralph Nader did a fascinating interview with Jonathan about his book on The Ralph Nader Radio Hour, which airs on YouTube.
To hear the podcast, listen here.
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