A damning expose of how the university system ingrains privilege and injustice at every level of American society.
Paul Tough's previous book, How Children Succeed, spent more than a year on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists and was translated into 27 lan-guages. He is a contributing writ-er to the New York Times Magazine and a reg-ular contributor to the public-radio programme This American Life. You can learn more about his work at paultough.com and follow him on Twitter- @paultough.
A readable kiss-and-tell study . . . Tough finds that higher
education, which has the potential to increase upward mobility, has
become an obstacle that perpetuates social rigidity. The poor
remain poor and the rich get richer . . . this study is laced with
deep anger.
*Times Higher Education*
Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories
about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher
education
*New Yorker*
[Tough] writes movingly about students who are trying to navigate
the confounding, expensive, and intimidating process of getting
into and staying in college.
*WIRED*
Important . . . Among his book's many vital contributions are its
portraits of schools and programs that model a better way.
*New York Times*
Paul Tough is a beautiful reporter and writer and a deeply moral
guide to understanding the situation of children in our heartless
meritocracy . . . A great book that should start a necessary
conversation.
*George Packer, author of THE UNWINDING*
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