Making Education Work for the Poor identifies wealth inequality as the gravest threat to the American education system. Today, wealth, rather than individuals' effort and ability, determines educational outcomes. This book calls for universal Opportunity Investment Accounts to be the cornerstone of the wealth-building agenda the nation needs to salvage the American Dream.
Making Education Work for the Poor identifies wealth inequality as the gravest threat to the American education system. Today, wealth, rather than individuals' effort and ability, determines educational outcomes. This book calls for universal Opportunity Investment Accounts to be the cornerstone of the wealth-building agenda the nation needs to salvage the American Dream.
William Elliott, PhD, MSW, Professor and Director, Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI), School of Social Work, University of Michigan. Melinda Lewis, MSW, Associate Professor of Practice, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas; Assistant Director, Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI).
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface * Introduction * Chapter One: Going to School in Unequal America * Chapter Two: The Battle to Define Life Chances and the Distributional Consequences of the Current Education and Economic Systems in America * Chapter Three: Effort Appears Inadequate in the Modern World: Our Identities Are Shaped by Our Real Life Chances * Chapter Four: Moving from the Status Quo to a 21st Century Financial Aid System * Chapter Five: Children's Savings Accounts' Influence on the Opportunity Pipeline * Chapter Six: Toward an Equitable Opportunity Pipeline: The Creation of a Uniquely American Proposal for the 21st Century * Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The American Dream Needs a Wealth Agenda * Appendix A: Descriptions of Some Children's Savings Account (CSA) Programs in the Field * References
* Preface * Introduction * Chapter One: Going to School in Unequal America * Chapter Two: The Battle to Define Life Chances and the Distributional Consequences of the Current Education and Economic Systems in America * Chapter Three: Effort Appears Inadequate in the Modern World: Our Identities Are Shaped by Our Real Life Chances * Chapter Four: Moving from the Status Quo to a 21st Century Financial Aid System * Chapter Five: Children's Savings Accounts' Influence on the Opportunity Pipeline * Chapter Six: Toward an Equitable Opportunity Pipeline: The Creation of a Uniquely American Proposal for the 21st Century * Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The American Dream Needs a Wealth Agenda * Appendix A: Descriptions of Some Children's Savings Account (CSA) Programs in the Field * References
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