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Upward mobility requires education : here's how America falls short.

One credible way to help children born into poverty get out of it is by providing them with a great education. Indeed, the best, high-paying jobs are going to go to the nations with the best-education people. On top of helping solve socio-economic inequality, a quality education also promotes a civi...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2019.
Subjects:
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education and state > United States.
Public schools > United States.
Social classes > United States.
United States > Social conditions.
Poverty > United States.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
Education > Aims and objectives
Education and state
Poverty
Public schools
Social classes
Social conditions
United States
Educational films
Short films
Educational films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
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Summary:One credible way to help children born into poverty get out of it is by providing them with a great education. Indeed, the best, high-paying jobs are going to go to the nations with the best-education people. On top of helping solve socio-economic inequality, a quality education also promotes a civically-minded, knowledgable citizenry. Education has become a partisan issue, it should be the opposite. It's also become frayed by lackluster civic engagement.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 17, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:00:04:53