4. “Towns on the Bluffs do not pay taxes
to address the flood problems in the
Bottoms, ‘even though these problems
are generated in large part by the
water that drains from the Bluffs’…
Sadly, although dirt and water flow
downhill, money and services do not.”
– Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities

5. “

7. “I don’t think the powers that be in
New York City understands, or want to
understand, that if they do not give
these children a sufficient education to
lead to healthy and productive lives, we
will be their victims later on. We’ll pay
the price someday- in violence, and in
economic costs.”
– Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities

8. “A child is not born to the station of
its parents, but with an indefinite
claim to all the prizes that can be
won by thought and labor. It is in
conformity with the theory of
equality… To give as near as possible
to every youth an equal state in
life” – Jonathan Kozol, Savage
Inequalities

11. “These are the kids most in
need… you need an
outstanding teacher.
And what do you get?
You get the worst.”
-Savage Inequalities, Kozol

12. “Affluent districts are funded
at a rate 14 times greater then
low-income districts”
Jonathan Kozol, Savage
Inequalities