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Too many children left behind : the U.S. achievement gap in comparative perspective / Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, & Elizabeth Washbrook.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradbury, Bruce.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Social conditions.
- Children.
- Poor children--United States.
- Poor children.
- Education--United States.
- Education.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 205 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2015].
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. In Too Many Children Left Behind, an international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook show that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged American children and their more advantaged peers is far greater than in other wealthy countries, with serious consequences for their future life outcomes. With education the key to expanding opportunities for those born into low socioeconomic status families, Too Many Children Left Behind helps us better understand educational disparities and how to reduce them. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of tables and figures
- Introduction
- The meaning and measurement of equal opportunity
- Resources for children
- Gaps at school entry
- Gaps in the school years
- Diverging progress through school
- What the U.S. can do to reduce the SES gap in achievement
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781610448482
- 1610448480
- Publisher Number:
- 99970144504
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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