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Download full textKirsch, Irwin; Braun, Henry; Yamamoto, Kentaro; Sum, Andrew – Educational Testing Service, 2007
The authors offer the image of our nation as a nautical convoy. Some boats are large, well built, and able to ride out the heaviest of turbulent seas. Others are smaller, but still quite sturdy, and able to survive. Many however, are fragile, meagerly equipped, and easily capsized in rough waters. This convoy is in the midst of a perfect storm…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Economic Opportunities, Educational Change, Democratic Values
Direct linkSum, Andrew; Kirsch, Irwin; Yamamoto, Kentaro – Educational Testing Service, 2004
This monograph provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the literacy proficiencies of the adult immigrant population (16-65 years old) in the U.S. in recent years and assesses their implications for the labor force behavior, employment, earnings, incomes, and civic behavior of the immigrant population. The first section will present…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Labor Market, Human Capital, Immigrants
