A raft of past programs have failed to substantially improve the
reading skills of middle grade and high school students. CPS is
trying once again, as part of a federal project that aims to
help teens learn how to analyze complex non-fiction. Q&A with
Jonathan Kozol In his best-selling book "The Shame of the
Nation: The Return of Apartheid Schooling in America," Jonathan
Kozol argues that public schools are further away than ever from
the goal of equal, integrated education set in the U.S. Supreme
Court's landmark 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling.
Kozol, a former teacher, spoke with Contributing Editor
Alexander Russo about the mainstream media's education
reporting, the pitfalls of education reforms and what it will
take to achieve the goals of Brown. Tell me about the name of
the book. The shame of the nation is not simply that the U.S.
Supreme Court has ripped the guts out of the Brown decision, but
also that the mainstream media refuse to address this issue in
blunt and honest terms. A Black and L