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The Privileged Poor
by Anthony Abraham Jack • 2019
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
4.25
2k+
The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor 89%
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019
4.25
2k+ ratings
An Inconvenient Minority
by Kenny Xu • 2021
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
3.95
282
An Inconvenient Minority Summary
An Inconvenient Minority 89%
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
by Kenny Xu 2021
3.95
282 ratings
The Years That Matter Most
by Paul Tough • 2019
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
4.39
2k+
The Years That Matter Most Summary
The Years That Matter Most 89%
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
by Paul Tough 2019
4.39
2k+ ratings
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
by Daniel Golden • 2006
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
3.67
993
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) Summary
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) 89%
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
by Daniel Golden 2006
3.67
993 ratings
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
by Tyrone C. Howard • 2010
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
4.13
165
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools 89%
Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.
by Tyrone C. Howard 2010
4.13
165 ratings
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy
by Sarah Diem • 2020
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
4.53
15
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 89%
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
by Sarah Diem 2020
4.53
15 ratings
Excellent Sheep
by William Deresiewicz • 2014
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
3.88
7k+
Excellent Sheep Summary
Excellent Sheep 88%
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
by William Deresiewicz 2014
3.88
7k+ ratings
Is Everyone Really Equal?
by Özlem Sensoy • 2011
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
4.05
1k+
Is Everyone Really Equal? Summary
Is Everyone Really Equal? 88%
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
by Özlem Sensoy 2011
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Rage of a Privileged Class
by Ellis Cose • 1993
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
3.97
160
The Rage of a Privileged Class Summary
The Rage of a Privileged Class 88%
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
by Ellis Cose 1993
3.97
160 ratings
When Race Trumps Merit
by Heather Mac Donald • 2023
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
4.36
552
When Race Trumps Merit Summary
When Race Trumps Merit 88%
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023
4.36
552 ratings
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 88%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
by Philip Nel • 2017
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
4.09
433
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? 88%
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
by Philip Nel 2017
4.09
433 ratings
Who Gets In and Why
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2020
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
4.27
5k+
Who Gets In and Why Summary
Who Gets In and Why 88%
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
The Genetic Lottery
by Kathryn Paige Harden • 2021
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
3.89
2k+
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery 88%
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021
3.89
2k+ ratings
Troublemakers
by Carla Shalaby • 2017
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
4.23
3k+
Troublemakers Summary
Troublemakers 88%
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
by Carla Shalaby 2017
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
4.22
867
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 88%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 88%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 88%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
The Origins of Woke
by Richard Hanania • 2023
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
3.71
282
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke 88%
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
by Richard Hanania 2023
3.71
282 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 88%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
Young, Gifted, and Black
by Theresa Perry • 2003
Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.
4.04
322
Young, Gifted, and Black Summary
Young, Gifted, and Black 88%
Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.
by Theresa Perry 2003
4.04
322 ratings
Reading with Patrick
by Michelle Kuo • 2017
Her student was in jail for murder. She returned to the Delta with books.
4.16
6k+
Reading with Patrick Summary
Reading with Patrick 88%
Her student was in jail for murder. She returned to the Delta with books.
by Michelle Kuo 2017
4.16
6k+ ratings
American Apartheid
by Douglas S. Massey • 1993
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
4.13
2k+
American Apartheid Summary
American Apartheid 88%
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
by Douglas S. Massey 1993
4.13
2k+ ratings
Discrimination and Disparities
by Thomas Sowell • 2018
Disparities are the norm. Discrimination explains far less than we think.
4.46
5k+
Discrimination and Disparities Summary
Discrimination and Disparities 88%
Disparities are the norm. Discrimination explains far less than we think.
by Thomas Sowell 2018
4.46
5k+ ratings
None of the Above
by Shani Robinson • 2019
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
3.94
190
None of the Above Summary
None of the Above 88%
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
by Shani Robinson 2019
3.94
190 ratings
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 88%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
Civil Rights
by Thomas Sowell • 1984
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
4.40
989
Civil Rights Summary
Civil Rights 87%
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
by Thomas Sowell 1984
4.40
989 ratings
Original Sins
by Eve L. Ewing • 2025
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
4.46
2k+
Original Sins Summary
Original Sins 87%
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
by Eve L. Ewing 2025
4.46
2k+ ratings
The Water Is Wide
by Pat Conroy • 1972
The island kids couldn't tell time. Their teacher drove them to Washington.
4.17
27k+
The Water Is Wide Summary
The Water Is Wide 87%
The island kids couldn't tell time. Their teacher drove them to Washington.
by Pat Conroy 1972
4.17
27k+ ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
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3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 87%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
4.52
164k+
Caste Summary
Caste 87%
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 87%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 ratings
Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed 87%
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025
3.48
150 ratings
Street Data
by Shane Safir • 2021
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
4.21
876
Street Data Summary
Street Data 87%
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
by Shane Safir 2021
4.21
876 ratings
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 87%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum • 1997
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
4.34
27k+
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 87%
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997
4.34
27k+ ratings
The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould • 1982
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
4.06
9k+
The Mismeasure of Man Summary
The Mismeasure of Man 87%
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
by Stephen Jay Gould 1982
4.06
9k+ ratings
The Matthew Effect
by Daniel Rigney • 2010
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
3.65
46
The Matthew Effect Summary
The Matthew Effect 87%
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
by Daniel Rigney 2010
3.65
46 ratings
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 87%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
by Crystal Marie Fleming • 2018
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
4.27
3k+
How to Be Less Stupid About Race Summary
How to Be Less Stupid About Race 87%
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
by Crystal Marie Fleming 2018
4.27
3k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Merit
by Michael J. Sandel • 2020
Winning through talent was supposed to be just. It taught winners contempt and losers self-blame.
4.19
14k+
The Tyranny of Merit Summary
The Tyranny of Merit 87%
Winning through talent was supposed to be just. It taught winners contempt and losers self-blame.
by Michael J. Sandel 2020
4.19
14k+ ratings
The Injustice of Place
by Kathryn J. Edin • 2023
America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.
4.16
692
The Injustice of Place Summary
The Injustice of Place 87%
America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.
by Kathryn J. Edin 2023
4.16
692 ratings
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College 87%
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022
3.86
50 ratings
I Got Schooled
by M. Night Shyamalan • 2013
Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.
3.67
324
I Got Schooled Summary
I Got Schooled 87%
Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.
by M. Night Shyamalan 2013
3.67
324 ratings
The Case Against Education
by Bryan Caplan • 2018
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
3.94
2k+
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education 87%
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
by Bryan Caplan 2018
3.94
2k+ ratings
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
Biased Summary
Biased 87%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class 87%
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
by Jeremy Carl 2024
4.32
220 ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 87%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
The Idea Factory
by Pepper White • 1991
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
3.85
255
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 87%
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
by Pepper White 1991
3.85
255 ratings
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 87%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
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