Summary of Hilary Whitfield's "Children Left Behind"

     In Hilary Whitfield's " Children Left Behind", she describes the troubles in some of the inner city schools and the effects it has on children and their learning experience. She believes that when they have to deal with violence and poor school conditions the possibilities of dropping out is greater. She even mentions the possibility of prison. She also understands and can relate with Kozol's "Savage Inequalities". In her personal experiences she mentions school conditions, violence,the purchase of handcuffs instead of school supplies and teachers giving false grades and watching t.v. to support her writings.