In many of the high schools in the South Bronx, more children will end up in prison than will go to college. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bronx child college
'Death at an Early Age' was about racial segregation in Boston. 'Illiterate America' was about grownups who can't read. 'Rachel and Her Children' was about people who were homeless in the middle of Manhattan. Jonathan Kozol ageamericaboston share on social
'Amazing Grace' is not a book of interviews or onetime snapshots. It's a memoir of a journey that took me into a place I had never been and took over two years of my life. I don't think the people in this book would have said the things to me that they did if they perceived me as a reporter. Jonathan Kozol amazebookgrace share on social
Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools. Jonathan Kozol 000nationallyoverwhelmingly Change image and share on social
Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish story starts with Ellis Island, and the candy store in the Bronx. Arthur Hertzberg americanbringbronx share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social