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  2. Working class education - Wikipedia

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    Working-class students sometimes feel unentitled or that they do not belong in affluent high schools or colleges. [5] Instead of viewing education as a way up in the world, the working class views it as valuable but not as a reality for them. [7] For working-class parents, they are more consumed with the tasks of simply getting by and providing ...

  3. Early life and career of Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco's school chief, Carlos Garcia, said the path from truancy to prosecution was lengthy, and that the school district usually spends months encouraging parents through phone calls, reminder letters, private meetings, hearings before the School Attendance Review Board, and offers of help from city agencies and social services; two of ...

  4. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1880, American high schools were primarily considered to be preparatory academies for students who were going to attend college. But by 1910 they had been transformed into core elements of the common school system and had broader goals of preparing many students for work after high school.

  5. Early life and career of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Early life and career of Barack Obama. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii [1] to Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Oriang' Kogelo of Rachuonyo North District, [2] Kenya) and Stanley Ann Dunham, known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita, Kansas, United States).

  6. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A significant number of teachers have to work extra hours or other jobs to make up for low pay, with nearly 17% of teachers having a job outside the school system in 2020–21. Public school teachers also work more than the required 39.4 hours a week, with an average of 52 hours worked per week, only 25.2 of which is spent on teaching.

  7. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The child-rearing practices of lower- and working-class families thus do not comply with the standards of educational institutions. As a result, lower- and working-class students develop a sense of "distance, distrust, and constraint" in educational institutions, while children of middle-class families gain a sense of entitlement.

  8. Women's education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1970. 41.5%. 13.3%. 1980. 49%. 30.3%. The statistics for enrollment of women in higher education in the 1930s varies depending upon the type of census performed in that year. According to the U.S. Office of Education, the total number of enrollment for women in higher education the U.S. in 1930 was 480,802.

  9. Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day - Wikipedia

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    Developed by the Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit educational organization, the day revolves around parents taking their children to work to expose students to future job possibilities and the value of education. [2] It is the successor to Take Our Daughters to Work Day, which was expanded to include boys ...