Too Many Children Left Behind: The U.S. Achievement Gap in Comparative Perspective
By Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, Elizabeth Washbrook
(Russell Sage Foundation, 2015)
The belief that all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. An international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.