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Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Petrilli is an award-winning writer and president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, one of the country's leading education-policy think tanks. He is the author of The Diverse Schools Dilemma: A Parent's Guide to Socioeconomically Mixed Public Schools, and co-editor of Knowledge at the Core: Don Hirsch, Core Knowledge, and the Future of the Common Core. Klappentext This book seeks answers to a fundamental question: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play? Education for Upward Mobility provides fresh perspectives and concrete ideas for policymakers at every level of government; for leaders and policy analysts in education reform organizations in the states and in Washington; for philanthropists and membership associations; and for local superintendents and school board members. It combines the latest research evidence on relevant topics with in-depth explorations of promising practices on the ground, in real places, achieving real successes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Transcending Poverty through Education, Work, and Personal Responsibility Chapter 1: "Education and the 'Success Sequence,'" Ron Haskins Chapter 2: "Big Payoff, Low Probability: Postsecondary Education and Economic Mobility in America," Andrew Kelly Chapter 3: "The Certification Revolution," Tamar Jacoby Chapter 4: "How Apprenticeship Can Spur Upward Mobility in the United States," Robert Lerman Part II: Multiple Pathways in High School: Tracking Revisited? Chapter 5: "Small High Schools of Choice," Peter Meyer Chapter 6: "College Prep High Schools for the Poor," Joanne Jacobs Chapter 7: "High Quality Career and Technical Education," Robert Schwartz and Nancy Hoffman Part III: The Early Years Chapter 8: "Starting at Five is Too Late: Early Childhood Education and Upward Mobility," Elliot Regenstein, Bryce Marable, and Jelene Britten Chapter 9: "Poverty-Fighting Elementary Schools: Knowledge Acquisition is Job One," Robert Pondiscio Chapter 10: "Tracking in Middle School," Tom Loveless Conclusion ...
