Education for upward mobility
This book seeks answers to a fundamental question: 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? Education for Upward Mobility provides fresh perspectives and concrete ideas for policy...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Petrilli, Michael J., editor. |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] |
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| Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction; Part I. TRANSCENDING POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, WORK, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY; Ch01. Education and the "Success Sequence"; Ch02. Big Payoff, Low Probability: Postsecondary Education and Upward Mobility in America; Ch03. The Certification Revolution; Ch04. How Apprenticeship Approaches Can Spur Upward Mobility in the United States; Part II. MULTIPLE PATHWAYS IN HIGH SCHOOL: TRACKING REVISITED?; Ch05. Small High Schools of Choice; Ch06. College-Prep High Schools for the Poor; Ch07. High-Quality Career and Technical Education; Part III. THE EARLY YEARS. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Ch08. Starting at Five Is Too Late: Early Childhood Education and Upward MobilityCh09. Poverty-Fighting Elementary Schools: Knowledge Acquisition Is Job One; Ch10. Tracking in Middle School; Conclusion; About the Contributors. | |
| 520 | |a This book seeks answers to a fundamental question: 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? 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. | ||
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