The Dynamics of Opportunity in America Evidence and Perspectives /

Across the country, our children are beginning life from very different starting points. Some have aspirations and believe they can be achieved. For too many others, aspirations are tempered, if not dashed, by the sobering realities of everyday life. These different starting points place children on...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Outros autores: Kirsch, Irwin (Editor), Braun, Henry (Editor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en liña:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25991-8
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Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Editors' Note
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1. Introduction: Opportunity in America – Setting the Stage
  • PART I: Understanding Where We Are Today
  • PART II: The Labor Market
  • PART III: Education and Opportunity.-PART IV: Politics and the Road Ahead
  • PART V: Seeking Inclusive Prosperity
  • Appendix: Members of the Opportunity in America Advisory Panel
  • Index.