|Kozol in the center, speaking with SOS attendees.| Acclaimed
author Jonathan Kozol giving the introductory remarks at the SOS
conference today. Jonathan Kozol’s race analysis of public
education is compelling! First, it’s just great to hear a
thoughtful approach on race in education. Too often we simply
ignore the elephant in the clearly racially stratified room. But
moreover, Kozol’s argument strikes at the heart of a major
problem; our schools are more separate and unequal today than at
any time since the 1960’s. Kozol recounted visiting school after
school; each filled with black and brown students, and abysmally
under-resourced. The numbers he gave are still startling. Per
pupil spending for an inner city child is around $6,000-$7,000,
while the wealthiest school are spending up to $30,000. He
lamented how time and again we refuse to discuss persistent
racial segregation. Whatever happened to Brown v. Board of Ed?
His argument is old school but a picture of public education
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