Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools is a book written by Jonathan Kozol that examines the American educational system and the inequalities that exist between poor inner-city schools and more affluent suburban schools. Kozol believes that children from poor families are cheated out of a future due to the vastly underequipped, understaffed, and underfunded schools that exist in the poorer areas of the country. He visited schools in all parts of the country, including Camden, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., New York’s South Bronx, Chicago’s South Side, San Antonio, Texas, and East St. Louis, Missouri between 1998 and 1990. He observed both schools with the lowest per capita spending on students and the highest per capita spending, ranging from $3,000 in New Jersey to $15,000 in Long Island, New York. As a result, he found some shocking things about America’s school system.