Author: Isabel V. Sawhill / Publishing Institution: The Brookings Institution / Political Geography: America

Author:: Jeffrey Tebbs, Isabel V. Sawhill, and William T. Dickens
Publication Date:: 04-2006
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: Many in Congress and the administration have called for new investments in education in order to make the United States more competitive, with President Bush stressing the importance of education in preparing young Americans to “fill the jobs of the 21st century.” Yet advocates of early childhood education have only recently stressed the economic benefits of preschool programs, and it has been difficult to win support for these short-term investments given the long-term nature of the benefits to the economy.
Topic:: Development, Economics, Education, and Government
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Paul A. Jargowsky and Isabel V. Sawhill
Publication Date:: 01-2006
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: Hurricane Katrina reminded the nation of the consequences of entrenched poverty, and Congress now faces complicated policy questions set against the backdrop of class and race. As America confronts these issues in cities and states beyond the Gulf Coast, it is important to realize that the number of poor people living in troubled neighborhoods—often described by journalists as the “underclass”—are actually fewer now than in the 1980s. Yet public policies that encourage education, work, and opportunity are urgently needed to keep that positive trend from reversing.
Topic:: Demographics, Development, Economics, and Government
Political Geography:: America

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