Too Many Children Left Behind: The U.S. Achievement Gap in Comparative Perspective
BRUCE BRADBURY is associate professor at the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Australia. MILES CORAK is professor of economics at the Graduate School of Public & International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. JANE
“This carefully researched book documents that family background matters more in accounting for the academic success of children in the United States than for those in Canada, the United Kingdom, or Australia—all countries that have experienced similar economic shocks and have large immigrant populations. The authors make a compelling case that differences among the countries in social supports for families, labor market policies, and education policies all play roles in explaining this pattern. Too Many Children Left Behind will be sobering to readers in the United States, but it provides a source of hope that public policies matter in leveling the playing field and improving the life chances of children from low-income families.”
—RICHARD J. MURNANE, Thompson Research Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Anno:
2015
Casa editrice:
RSF Books
Lingua:
english
ISBN 10:
1610448480
ISBN 13:
9781610448482
File:
PDF, 2.30 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2015