The education myth : how human capital trumped social democracy / Jon Shelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelton, Jon, 1978- author.

Series:

Histories of American Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education.

Education--Economic aspects--United States.

Education and state--United States--History.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Focusing on the era from the New Deal through the present, this book tells the story of how politicians, intellectuals, and other leaders in the United States emphasized investment in education through human capital at the expense of broader social democratic policies such as a jobs guarantee, union rights, and a robust social safety net"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From Independence to Security : Education and Democracy from the Nation's Founding

To Secure These Rights : Education and the Unfinished Project of American Social Democracy

Education's War on Poverty in the 1960s

New Politics : Democrats and Opportunity in a Post-industrial Society

"At Risk" : The Acceleration of the Education Myth

"What you earn depends on what you learn" : Education Presidents, Education Governors, and Human Capital

Rising

Putting Some People First : The Total Ascendance of the Education Myth

Left Behind : The Politics of Education Reform and Rise of the Creative Class

Things Fall Apart : The Education Myth under Attack

Epilogue : A Social Democratic Future?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501768156

OCLC:

1369656269