By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there.

After being fired from BPS he was offered a job to teach for Newton Public Schools the school district that he had attended as a child and taught there for several years before becoming more deeply involved in social justice work and dedicating more time to writing. com. Jonathan Kozol (born September 5 1936 in Boston Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer educator and activist best known for his books on public education in the United States.

Jonathan Kozol (born September 5 1936 in Boston Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer educator and activist best known for his books on public education in the United States. Kozol's contributions include the interpretation of scientific research into the roots of compassion altruism and peaceful human relationships. Kozol also has worked in the field of social psychology.