Educational attainment in the United States

nation’s schooling is the most serious educational issue confronting our society, and I agree. In 2014, the Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment ranked the United States 14th (out of 40) in cognitive skills and educational attainment. The nation’s school children are showing little to no improvement in the core studies and reading levels over the past 40 years. There are numerous ways that when combined will help push our educational level of quality to the top where it…

class inequalities. In this chapter, I was able to see a broad view of U.S social structure and inequalities, both within our culture and our institutions. Our modern society is stratified into social classes, which is based on income, wealth, educational attainment, occupation, and social networks. Sociologists posited that there are six social classes in America. It includes the upper-class, the lower-upper class, upper-middle class, lower-middle class, the working class, and the underclass.…

At the individual level, respondents with lower educational attainment, the main factors influencing disaster preparedness are the number of sources of information and some household demographic characteristics, i.e the number of elderly or disabled members. In individuals with higher education, their likelihood…

the United States go to community college instead of Harvard because they do not have the finances to support their academic intelligence. Eighty three percent of students in the United States say they cannot afford a college education, but a college education has become necessary in most jobs. Even community college costs two thousand a year, for families who can 't put food on the table that is a lot of money. Discrimination based on race and ethnicity is not tolerated in the United States, so…

outcomes. According to Barnett (2008), “well-designed preschool education programs produce long-term improvements in school success, including higher achievement test scores, lower rates of grade repetition and special education, and higher educational attainment; some preschool programs are also associated with reduced delinquency and crime in childhood and adulthood” (p. 20). While proven beneficial for disadvantaged children, children who are also economically disadvantaged, in addition to…

In my Education for Social Change in the United States (EDU 300) class, we have learned so many things about the roots of some issues our society still facing today. In this class, there had been many answers to the questions I thought couldn’t be answered, because I used to think that things just happen. There are two important lessons that will stay in my mind thanks to this class. The first one is that we, all, in a way or another have privileges and the second one is that there is no justice…

The United States was one of four countries who originally did not sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, (UNDRIP) in 2007; it has since signed but has not fully committed to the Document. This begs the question, is the United States in compliance with this Declaration? The United States was the last country to endorse the UNDRIP in 2010, three years after its ratification. The UNDRRIP was established to help aboriginal populations save their culture and…

Gender and Unequal Pay Regardless of a woman’s education, experience, or length of time on the job, a glass ceiling exists, preventing her from receiving equal pay for equal work. During the current United States presidential race, equal pay for equal work has reemerged as a hot topic, which Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party are using to attract voters, male and female alike. Even though women have made great strides in the workplace, pay inequality persists in today’s society. If…

Second-generation youth with parents who are either citizens or legal United States residents are been more likely to respond to the survey than undocumented immigrants, in fear of exposing their parents. Should this be valid, this could overstate the positive transition to adulthood for second-generation Latino youth and could…

Introduction Job training is fundamental to helping public assistance recipients and minimally skilled workers achieve lasting economic stability. With the majority of welfare recipients either unemployed or minimally employed, and recent “welfare-leavers” in low-wage positions with no benefits or skills, the notion of self-sufficiency is unreal. To that end, one strategy to address this facet of the poverty issue is the adoption of workforce development initiatives. Factual Background The…