The "opportunity gap" in US public education -- and how to close it

Title:: The "opportunity gap" in US public education -- and how to close it
Speaker:: Anindya Kundu
Description:: How can we tap into the potential of all students, especially those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds? Sociologist Anindya Kundu invites us to take a deeper look at the personal, social and institutional challenges that keep students from thriving in the United States -- and shows how closing this "opportunity gap" means valuing public education for what it really is: the greatest investment in our collective future.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 07:59

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