Provides an introduction to education in the U.S., from its origins to its contemporary manifestations. Focusing on social inequality, the author calls into question Horace Mann's famous proclamation that education is the "great equalizer" and examines how education stratifies students based on socioeconomic background, race, and gender.
"Goyette provides a lucid, succinct, and valuable overview of the state of education. Recommended for teaching!"—Annette Lareau, author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life
"This book fills a niche within course materials for undergraduates in sociology of education, and will be valuable to instructors teaching sociology of education and social inequality." —Susan A. Dumais, Associate Professor of Sociology, Lehman College, CUNY
“Weaves a powerful narrative of inequalities that is chilling in its detailing of how education stratifies students on the basis of gender, race, class, and disability. Packed with relevant facts and statistics, it is also a very measured book, weighing up often competing evidence in an even-handed way.”
