Restoring opportunity : the crisis of inequality and the challenge for American education

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Restoring opportunity : the crisis of inequality and the challenge for American education

Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane

Harvard Education Press , Russell Sage Foundation, c2014

  • : pbk
  • : library ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781612506340

Description

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.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1 A Fading Dream 1 2 DivergingDestinies 7 3 Family Income and School Success 23 4 Challenges in the Classroom 35 5 Promising Prekindergarten Programs 53 6 Elementary Schools That Work 71 7 High Schools That Improve Life Chances 85 8 Programs That Support Families 109 9 Restoring Opportunity 123 Notes 145 Acknowledgments 173 About the Authors 177 Index 179
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: library ed ISBN 9781612506357

Description

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.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1 A Fading Dream 1 2 DivergingDestinies 7 3 Family Income and School Success 23 4 Challenges in the Classroom 35 5 Promising Prekindergarten Programs 53 6 Elementary Schools That Work 71 7 High Schools That Improve Life Chances 85 8 Programs That Support Families 109 9 Restoring Opportunity 123 Notes 145 Acknowledgments 173 About the Authors 177 Index 179

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