Descriptor
Source
Author
| Kozol, Jonathan | 1 |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Community | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Education Consolidation… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textKozol, Jonathan – 1988
Jonathan Kozol challenges politicians of both parties to confront the economic and political issues that deprive the poor of equal education. Criticisms of current policies include the following: (1) dependence on property taxes penalizes the poor; (2) local control protects privilege and oppresses minorities; (3) education has been removed from…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
