Passing the torch

"In Passing the Torch, Paul Attewell and David E. Lavin follow students admitted, under the City University of New York's "open admissions" policy, tracking its effects on them and their children, to find out whether widening college access can accelerate social mobility across generations." "Unlike previous research into the benefits of higher education, Passing the Torch follows the educational achievements of three generations over thirty years. The book focuses on a cohort of women who entered CUNY between 1970 and.1972, when the university began accepting all graduates of New York City...