Jonathan Kozol is one of America’s most tireless and influential advocates for public education. He is the one man who put the nation’s public schools on the national political agenda, and he fights tirelessly for the rights and needs of children.

His books have set the agenda for social change for three decades. His book, Death at an Early Age has sold over two million copies, while Illiterate America made public the debate on adult illiteracy. In 1985, Kozol spent a year working in a homeless shelter, and his book, Rachel and her Children, gave voice to the people living in desperate poverty and to the tragic death of an 8-month-old child. His other books include Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace, and Ordinary Resurrections, which deals with the residents of one of the South Bronx's most dismal neighborhoods, Mott Haven, who struggle with poverty, imprisoned fathers, asthma and AIDS.

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A New War on Poverty: Jonathan Kozol on Equality and Opportunity in America

In a nation of such abundance, why do so many children go without a decent education? What are the true costs of childhood poverty, and why does the American political system seem incapable of addressing them? Jonathan Kozol is one of the few people who have worked tirelessly to keep these questions before the public. His talks are a searing expose of the tragedy of childhood poverty and sub-standard education. Audiences will leave the room with a deeper understanding of the challenges America faces, and practical solutions for meeting these them.