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Education for Upward Mobility

Education for Upward Mobility

Petrilli, Michael J.

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 1475819765
ISBN13: 9781475819762
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Dec 8 2015
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

This book seeks answers to a fundamental question, perhaps one of the most important questions in America today: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play?

There's little doubt that education and opportunity are tightly joined in the twenty-first-century economy. Almost every week brings a new study demonstrating that highly skilled workers are being rewarded with stronger pay and excellent working conditions, while Americans with few skills are struggling mightily.

Expanding educational achievement, then, appears to be a clear route to expanding economic opportunity. Yet much of our public discourse ends there. Of course more young Americans need better education in order to succeed. But what kind of education? Is the goal college for all? What do we mean by college? Do our young people mostly need a strong foundation in academics? What about so-called non-cognitive skills? Should technical education make a comeback?

Education for Upward Mobility provides fresh perspectives and concrete ideas for policymakers at every level of government; for leaders and policy analysts in education reform organizations in the states and in Washington; for philanthropists and membership associations; and for local superintendents and school board members. It combines the latest research evidence on relevant topics with in-depth explorations of promising practices on the ground, in real places, achieving real successes.

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