Restoring Opportunity - The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education (Paperback)

In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how - in a time of spiraling inequality - strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children. The authors offer a brilliant synthesis of recent research on inequality and its effects on families, children, and schools. They describe the interplay of social and economic factors that has made it increasingly hard for schools to counteract the effects of inequality and that has created a widening wedge between low- and high-income students. Restoring Opportunity provides detailed portraits of proven initiatives that are transforming the lives of low-income children from prekindergarten through high school. All of these programmes are research-tested and have demonstrated sustained effectiveness over time and at significant scale. Together, they offer a powerful vision of what good instruction in effective schools can look like. The authors conclude by outlining the elements of a new agenda for education reform. Restoring Opportunity is a crowning contribution from these two leading economists in the field of education and a passionate call to action on behalf of the young people on whom our nation's future depends.

General

Imprint:	Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2014
Authors:	Greg J. Duncan • Richard J. Murnane
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-61250-634-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > Industrial or vocational training Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-61250-634-8
Barcode:	9781612506340

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