This Issue Brief uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) to compare the economic outcomes of high school completers at three different points in time with the outcomes of individuals who did not complete high school. Differences by sex and the type of credential earned are also examined. The findings suggest that…

A 22-nation survey reveals that education American-style not only opens doors to more people but ranks high in academic achievement. (Editor)

Author Challenges the vociferous critics that he feels have grossly exaggerated the causes for concern in the American school system. (Editor)

In this study, status was defined as allocation of variable amounts of authority, income, rights, and privileges to the different positions in a social system such that positions come to be ranked in a vertical hierarchy of desirability." (Authors)

Attempts to distinguish factors which contribute to low educational attainment by Hispanic American children. Studies the variables of socioeconomic background and English language proficiency with respect to final educational outcomes. (APM)

Employment experiences were compared for British adults with good/average literacy and numeracy skills and those with good/average literacy and very low numeracy. Even with good literacy skills, poor numeracy reduced employment and training opportunities and promotion prospects. (SK)

Presents an overview of the 2000-2010 job market for college graduates. It examines education and employment data, reasons for attending college, and earnings data. The second section looks at what has changed since earlier outlook reports, projects the number of job openings, and compares job growth. (JOW)

Examined correlates of education, income, and poverty among a national sample of elderly Black adults (N=581). Analyses indicated gender, marital status, age, employment status, urbanicity, and region were all important predictors of these measures of socio-economic status. Highlights demographic differences and overall depressed socio-economic…

Suggests that public schools have failed to ensure an appropriate education for all students. Urges the provision of meaningful, cohesive educational experiences for all, rather than labeling or tracking into college prep/vocational education. (SK)

Although research indicates that a person with an undergraduate degree earns almost twice as much as one with only a high school diploma, the payoff from a degree from an elite college is far less conclusive. Although elite colleges give better access to elite jobs, there is no advantage to choosing an expensive mediocre private school over a top…

Comparison of two British cohorts (11,016 born in 1958 and 6,417 born in 1970) indicated that teenage aspirations predicted their occupational attainment. Differences between the cohorts demonstrate the key role of sociohistorical context in shaping careers. The importance of educational credentials has increased for the younger cohort. (Contains…

Analysis of Canadian census data (1986-91) for 15 ethnic groups found the following: (1) the average educational attainment of a man's ethnic group was positively correlated with his returns to education; (2) lower fertility in one generation was associated with higher educational outcomes in the next; and (3) economic mobility at the ethnic group…

The article reports research in two South African grade 3 classrooms, one located within a disadvantaged school and one in an affluent suburban school. The research examines the pacing rules of different transmission practices: weak pacing (a slower rate of transmission) is associated with pedagogy in the working-class school, and strong pacing (a…

Employment has long been held to be an important deterrent against poverty, and work is a core component of a range of federal efforts to improve the economic well-being of low-income families. However, recent trends in earnings and research both confirm that work alone is not sufficient to prevent poverty. While there is compelling evidence that…