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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Imagine sending your children to a school such as the schools in East St. Louis, where they are overpopulated, under-staffed, under-supplied, and well below safety standards. Well, this may be a nightmare for some parents, but unfortunately, this is a reality for many o ....
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.... and by federal funds, although the federal contribution is extremely small, constituting only 6 percent of the total school expenditures" (Kozol 56). Children living in the poorer districts, usually minorities are simply ignored. The difference in the type of education an individual receives according to where he/she lives, amount of income, and race, is the message Kozol transfers to his readers.
However, it is Kozol's intention to horrify, in order to make the point that these vast disparities in quality of education are caused by racism. Nearly 40 y ....
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