Washington View: A caring society?. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 101:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Childhood -- inequity -- opportunity -- research -- education -- capitalism; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721719885925
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine looks at how the science of adolescent development can inform efforts to improve adolescent well-being and overcome structural barriers to opportunity and equality. Maria Ferguson describes these findings and considers whether the United States does or does not care for its children as well as it should. Many young Americans face significant disadvantages that affect their brains in ways that amplify these challenges over time. These inequities are rooted in a winner-take-all economic system in which those who have a lot benefit as while those who have little continue to suffer .