Inclusion in the American Dream

2005-07-21 Business & Economics

Author : Michael Sherraden
Release : 2005-07-21
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Inclusion in the American Dream written by Michael Sherraden. This book was released on 2005-07-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inclusion in the American Dream brings together leading scholars and policy experts on the topic of asset building, particularly as this relates to public policy. The typical American household accumulates most of its assets in home equity and retirement accounts, both of which are subsidized through the tax system. But the poor, for the most part, do not participate in these asset accumulation policies. The challenge is to expand the asset-based policy structure so that everyone is included.

Created Equal

2004 National characteristics, American

Author : Elaine H. Pagels
Release : 2004
Genre : National characteristics, American
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Download or read book Created Equal written by Elaine H. Pagels. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Oscar's American Dream

2020-10-13 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Barry Wittenstein
Release : 2020-10-13
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Download or read book Oscar's American Dream written by Barry Wittenstein. This book was released on 2020-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to see 20th century American history unfold before your eyes, stand on a city street corner and watch it change! It all starts when an immigrant named Oscar opens a barber shop... When Oscar lands on Ellis Island, he has only a suitcase and a down payment in his hands. And he has a dream-- to own his own barbershop. After it opens on the corner of Front St. and Second Ave, Oscar's barbershop becomes a beloved local fixture... until the day Oscar decides to move on and become a subway conductor. Over the years, this barbershop will change hands to become a lady's clothing store, then a soup kitchen. A coffee shop follows, then the space becomes an army recruitment center, then a candy shop. As the years pass and the world changes, the proud corner store stands tall, watching American history unfold around it. Barry Wittenstein and debut husband-and-wife illustration team Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell tell the rich, fascinating story of key moments in American history, as reflected through the eyes--and the patrons--of the corner store.

The American Dream and the Public Schools

2004-10-21 Education

Author : Jennifer L. Hochschild
Release : 2004-10-21
Genre : Education
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Download or read book The American Dream and the Public Schools written by Jennifer L. Hochschild. This book was released on 2004-10-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, and ability grouping. While these are all separate problems, much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict between policies designed to promote each student's ability to succeed and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and often conflict with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. They propose a framework that builds on our nation's rapidly changing population in order to help Americans get past acrimonious debates about schooling. Their goal is to make public education work better so that all children can succeed.

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