Educational Advantage

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz notes that a college education results in more wealth to a student whose family is wealthy .

My guess is that wealthy students have better preparation for college, and thus have more time for the extracurricular activities that forge a social network which lasts beyond college. While those with less preparation, or those who need to study to maintain the "free ride scholarship" are struggling just to complete the academic program. The best solution might be for a university to "adopt" a few schools in a struggling public school district, and work to give their students an excellent education, so that the college-bound graduates would have a level playing entering college.

-DD

Education Deserts

Urban Wire reports that three million Americans are disconnected from higher education opportunities.

-DD

Teaching Innovation

Ted Dintersmith suggests in this video that people need to be taught in such a way as to encourage innovation. He has sponsored a new documentary on innovation in some schools, with the hopes that innovation will be generally taught.

-DD

Ted Dintersmith from One Potato Productions on Vimeo.

Barriers to Educational Attainment

Eric Johnson reviews a new book by J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy," and uses examples from the text to show how small barriers pile-up to deny minorities educational success.

-DD