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Higher Education and the Opportunity Gap | Brookings Institution - 32 views

www.brookings.edu/...cation-opportunity-gap-sawhill

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shared by hcps-pulliamem on 29 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • In summary, I have argued that, despite our dedication to the idea of a higher education system open to all, we are not doing a very good job of leveling the playing field. The result is that opportunity is still linked too strongly to class. In the longer term, the solution needs to involve improving the K–12 system. It also needs to involve making learning and access to skills beyond this level a less costly process and one that does not necessarily require four to six years of college. In the near term, more could be done to better inform students and their families about available options, including the availability of financial aid for well-prepared students from low-income families; the importance of matching one’s interests and skills with what different institutions have to offer; and the availability of more work-focused career and technical training for those most likely to drop out of college saddled with too much debt.
  • America faces an opportunity gap. Those born in the bottom ranks have difficulty moving up. Although the United States has long thought of itself as a meritocracy, a place where anyone who gets an education and works hard can make it, the facts tell a somewhat different story. Children born into the top fifth of the income distribution have about twice as much of a chance of becoming middle class or better in their adult years as those born into the bottom fifth (Isaacs, Sawhill, & Haskins, 2008). One way that lower-income children can beat the odds is by getting a college degree.[1] Those who complete four-year degrees have a much better chance of becoming middle class than those who don’t — although still not as good of a chance as their more affluent peers. But the even bigger problem is that few actually manage to get the degree. Moreover, the link between parental income and college-going has increased in recent decades (Bailey & Dynarski, 2011). In short, higher education is not the kind of mobility-enhancing vehicle that it could be.
  • hcps-murphypa on 29 Jan 15
     
    This article talks about the income gap between some of the lower income students and the children from higher income places. It goes with question #2 and also talks about some different states' efforts to fix the gap.
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  • hcps-farneyer on 31 Jan 15
     
    This article talks about how it is not colleges, but K-12 education that creates an opportunity gap. If everyone had equal education all through their lives, then there would be more equal opportunities. 
  • hcps-nairmh on 01 Feb 15
     
    "America faces an opportunity gap. Those born in the bottom ranks have difficulty moving up. Although the United States has long thought of itself as a meritocracy, a place where anyone who gets an education and works hard can make it, the facts tell a somewhat different story. Children born into the top fifth of the income distribution have about twice as much of a chance of becoming middle class or better in their adult years as those born into the bottom fifth (Isaacs, Sawhill, & Haskins, 2008)." This article highlights the opportunity gap in education in America. It shows the different problems within the issue and what the lower class are struggling with in order to get the education they deserve. Also within the article, it lists possible solutions to solving the problem.
  • hcps-stephentm on 01 Feb 15
     
    Children born into the top fifth of American income have almost twice the change of becoming a middle class or better citizen. Current solutions to solve the opportunity gap are not working. 54% of students drop out of community college before even getting a degree.
  • hcps-pulliamem on 01 Feb 15
     
    It is more difficult for lower-income children to be successful because they are unlikely to get a high level education.  But those born into high income have a better chance of becoming middle class or higher because they are more likely to get a high level education or a degree. 
  • hcps-pulliamem on 01 Feb 15
     
    It is more difficult for lower-income children to be successful because they are unlikely to get a high level education.  But those born into high income have a better chance of becoming middle class or higher because they are more likely to get a high level education or a degree. 
  • hcps-longct on 01 Feb 15
     
    "America faces an opportunity gap. Those born in the bottom ranks have difficulty moving up. Although the United States has long thought of itself as a meritocracy, a place where anyone who gets an education and works hard can make it, the facts tell a somewhat different story."
  • hcps-pulliamem on 02 Feb 15
     
    It is more difficult for lower-income children to be successful because they are unlikely to get a high level education.  But those born into high income have a better chance of becoming middle class or higher because they are more likely to get a high level education or a degree.
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Health, Income, and Inequality - 5 views

www.nber.org/...health.html

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shared by hcps-dasa on 29 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • hcps-dasa on 29 Jan 15
     
    "Richer, better-educated people live longer than poorer, less-educated people. According to calculations from the National Longitudinal Mortality Survey which tracks the mortality of people originally interviewed in the CPS and other surveys, people whose family income in 1980 was greater than $50,000, putting them in the top 5 percent of incomes, had a life-expectancy at all ages that was about 25 percent longer than those in the bottom 5 percent, whose family income was less than $5,000."
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