livefromhooverdc_banner_v2.jpg

educationforupward.jpg

The Hoover Institution and the Fordham Institute hosted a discussion on "Education for Upward Mobility" on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 4:00pm - 6:30pm. The event video is below.

There’s little doubt that education and opportunity are tightly joined in the twenty-first-century economy. Almost every week brings a new study demonstrating that highly skilled workers are being rewarded with stronger pay and excellent working conditions, while Americans with few skills are struggling mightily. This has become a major theme of the presidential campaign—and a rallying cry for the so-called "reformicons."

Expanding educational achievement, then, appears to be a clear route to expanding economic opportunity. Yet much of our public discourse ends here. Of course more young Americans need better education in order to succeed. But what kind of education: Is the goal “college for all”? What do we mean by “college”? Do our young people mostly need a strong foundation in academics? What about so-called “non-cognitive” skills? Should technical education make a comeback? These are the questions that Michael Petrilli sets out to answer in his new book, Education for Upward Mobility.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Ideas Uncorked_Strauss.jpg
Ideas Uncorked: Jews Vs. Rome Book Launch
The Hoover Institution in DC hosts Ideas Uncorked: Jews Vs. Rome Book Launch on Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 5:00–6:30 pm ET. The event will… Hoover Institution in DC
Monday, October 20, 2025
sowell square_600px.jpg
The Sowell Legacy: Ideas, Impact, And Intellectual Freedom
Celebrating a lifetime of fearless inquiry, principled scholarship, and contributions that have shaped generations of thinkers and policymakers. Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Monday, October 20, 2025
Contested Taiwan:  Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formations
Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formations
On behalf of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, the Hoover Institution would like to invite you to Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty,… Herbert Hoover Memorial Building, Room 160
overlay image