AN END TO INEQUALITY Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America

Golden Voice narrator JD Jackson's tone reflects the seriousness of Kozol's brief but disturbing audiobook. Jackson performs this indictment of the "savage inequalities" of American schools with a measured pace and controlled cadence. He conveys the vigor of Kozol's takedown of the country's segregated schools, which he criticizes for their dilapidated buildings, stultifying curriculum, punitive teaching methods, and overall disregard for the real educational needs of Black and Latino students. Long one of our nation's most important analysts of public education, Kozol takes the current state of public schools to task for ignoring the humanities, de-emphasizing the arts, and almost eliminating librarians. This is a short but powerful work. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]