Making education work for the poor : the potential of children's savings accounts / William Elliott and Melinda Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, William, III, author.

Lewis, Melinda K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College costs--United States.

College costs.

United States.

Education savings accounts--United States.

Education savings accounts.

Education, Higher--United States--Finance.

Education, Higher.

Finance.

Finance, Personal--United States.

Finance, Personal.

Education, Higher--Finance.

Physical Description:

xxx, 254 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Going to School in Unequal America p. 1

2 The Battle to Define Life Chances and the Distributional Consequences of the Current Education and Economic Systems in America p. 25

3 Effort Appears Inadequate in the Modern World: Our Identities Are Shaped by Our Real-Life Chances p. 53

4 Moving from the Status Quo to a 21st-century Financial Aid System p. 77

5 Children's Savings Accounts' Influence on the Opportunity Pipeline p. 103

6 Toward an Equitable Opportunity Pipeline: The Creation of a Uniquely American Proposal for the 21st Century p. 121

7 Conclusion: The American Dream Needs a Wealth Agenda p. 150.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Elliott, William, III, author. Making education work for the poor

ISBN:

9780190621568

0190621567

9780190866846

0190866845

OCLC:

1008972529