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How to prep your kids for college

Christine Carter, director, Greater Good Parents | September 13, 2011

Are you one of those parents who has been thinking about your kids’ schooling since birth? Are the researchers mentioned above talking about YOU? (If you’re not sure, here’s a litmus test: Does your baby have a onesie from your alma mater that reads “Class of 20XX”?) Or maybe your kids are in high school, … Continue reading »

Buying a head start

Claude Fischer, professor of sociology | April 13, 2011

The widening gaps between Americans of average wealth and well-off Americans, and especially, super-well-off Americans over the last 40 years have now been fully documented and heavily discussed. But it’s not just about money. We are seeing, as well, growing economic, social, geographical, and cultural divisions between Americans of less and more education. (See, e.g., … Continue reading »