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Taylor Maag – Progressive Policy Institute, 2024
In the 21st century, education has become America's most significant marker of class privilege. People with bachelor's and advanced degrees have mostly prospered, while wages for those with less education have fallen. This divergence in economic fortunes lies at the heart of our country's present economic and political discontents. Federal and…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Postsecondary Education, Apprenticeships, Funding Formulas
Haycock, Kati; Lynch, Mary; Engle, Jennifer – Education Trust, 2010
Public flagship universities provide excellence to students who cannot afford high-quality private institutions. Yet many of these universities direct aid to wealthy students who will attend college without it. Meantime, many high-achieving minority and poor students wind up in lesser institutions or do not attend college at all. In fact, some…
Descriptors: Public Education, State Universities, Institutional Mission, Socioeconomic Status