The Inequality Machine

Paul Tough is the well-known author of How Children Succeed, a New York Times bestseller translated into more than twenty different languages. Tough has been researching the systems that serve American youth for years. In The Inequality Machine, he updates and rebrands an earlier publication, The Years that Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us, taking a hard look at the injustices of higher education in the United States. Through powerful storytelling, Tough explores classism in the American higher education system and the myth of meritocracy. The book is a compelling and moving read, providing windows into what works and what is painfully broken. Anyone working with high school or college students will want this book as part of their toolkit.

Author: Paul Tough
Year of Publishing: 2019
Number of Pages: 256