Making education work for the poor : the potential of children's savings accounts / William Elliott and Melinda Lewis.
"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...
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Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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Physical Description: | xxx, 254 pages |
Format: | Book |
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"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. |
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Call Number: | LB2342 .E435 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780190621568 0190621567 9780190866846 0190866845 |