Public schools are a political and social battleground infused with issues of race and class. A recent study found that since the landmark Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation, some schools today are more segregated and less equal than in 1954.

Jonathan Kozol
Jonathan Kozol has documented inequities in the US education system for decades as a public school teacher and author. He won the National Book Award for "Death At An Early Age." His other books include, "Amazing Grace" and "Illiterate America." His latest book is "The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid in American Schooling."