Equity+-+Schools


 * Equity - Schools & Education**

Society has changed dramatically over the last 40 years. The institutions that previously socialised and directed young men – the family, the church and school – have either lost or given up their authority. These changes have hit boys from disadvantaged backgrounds hardest. A young man in his twenties living on benefits in Kent said, ‘There are things you don’t know at 14. You need someone to tell you if you do this at fourteen you will be happier. Your life will be better. They should have more power to make you. I am really trying now but it’s so f*** hard because it is just too late. page 9 Whether black or white, from Brixton to Liverpool, the same three factors are having a catastrophic effect on our young men. The three catastrophes: no role models, bad schools, no jobs page 12

WASTED. **The betrayal of white working class** and black Caribbean boys. **HARRIET** SERGEANT [] ** ﻿An end to factory schools []  **