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Book Passing the Torch

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Paul Attewell and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2007-04-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steady expansion of college enrollment rates over the last generation has been heralded as a major step toward reducing chronic economic disparities. But many of the policies that broadened access to higher education—including affirmative action, open admissions, and need-based financial aid—have come under attack in recent years by critics alleging that schools are admitting unqualified students who are unlikely to benefit from a college education. In Passing the Torch, Paul Attewell, David Lavin, Thurston Domina, and Tania Levey 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 high schools and increasing its representation of poor and minority students. The authors survey these women in order to identify how the opportunity to pursue higher education affected not only their long-term educational attainments and family well-being, but also how it affected their children’s educational achievements. Comparing the record of the CUNY alumnae to peers nationwide, the authors find that when women from underprivileged backgrounds go to college, their children are more likely to succeed in school and earn college degrees themselves. Mothers with a college degree are more likely to expect their children to go to college, to have extensive discussions with their children, and to be involved in their children’s schools. All of these parenting behaviors appear to foster higher test scores and college enrollment rates among their children. In addition, college-educated women are more likely to raise their children in stable two-parent households and to earn higher incomes; both factors have been demonstrated to increase children’s educational success. The evidence marshaled in this important book reaffirms the American ideal of upward mobility through education. As the first study to indicate that increasing access to college among today’s disadvantaged students can reduce educational gaps in the next generation, Passing the Torch makes a powerful argument in favor of college for all.

Book Passing the Torch

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Ilze Alberts and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustain and grow your family’s capital throughout generations Families need to have vision and foresight to sustain the family’s capital throughout generations. Unfortunately, many of them build wealth effectively but find, near the end of their lives, that it has little sustainability to prepare the next generations that will be the beneficiaries of their hard work. Passing the Torch teaches high net-worth families how to foster a strong family dynamic to be truly generational. Inside, first-generation wealth creators will learn how to create a culture of sustainability and growth and endow subsequent generations with the tools and mindset necessary to prosper. Subsequent generations will learn how to receive the torch, sustain and grow the family’s capital and pass the torch to the next generation. • Discover the importance of emotional intelligence • Learn to view generational wealth from a behavioral lens • Transcend financial instruction to find a sense of purpose and direction • Map out your family’s legacy Whether you’re consulting an advisor or taking matters into your own hands, this is the essential reference you need to sustain wealth for generations to come.

Book Passing the Torch Without Getting Burned

Download or read book Passing the Torch Without Getting Burned written by Peter A. Giuliani and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For law firms, succession is a fact of life: founding partners retire, rainmakers depart, and in the meantime, client relationships must be preserved. Passing the Torch without Getting Burned: A Guide to Law Firm Retirement and Succession Planning is a comprehensive examination of the key economic issues typically encountered by law firms when they consider how partners end their careers, as they inevitably must. Peter Giuliani, an experienced law-firm management consultant, illustrates common retirement issues and their resolutions through "real life" case studies from his years of consulting experience.

Book The Torch is Passed

    Book Details:
  • Author : Associated Press
  • Publisher : Hassell Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-10
  • ISBN : 9781015071254
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book The Torch is Passed written by Associated Press and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Witness

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  • Author : Eli Rubenstein
  • Publisher : Second Story Press
  • Release : 2015-09-08
  • ISBN : 1772600083
  • Pages : 140 pages

Download or read book Witness written by Eli Rubenstein and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 25 years, the March of the Living has organized visits for adults and students from all over the world to Poland, where millions of Jews were enslaved and murdered by Nazi Germany during WWII. The organization's goal is not only to remember and bear witness to the terrible events of the past, but also to look forward. They want to inspire participants to build a world free of oppression and intolerance, a world of freedom, democracy and justice for all members of the human family. Rooted in a touring exhibit launched at the United Nations, this book is a compilation of photographs and text that give firsthand accounts from the survivors who have participated in March of the Living programs, together with reactions and responses from the people, young students in particular, of many faiths and cultures worldwide who have traveled with the group over the years.

Book Passing the Torch

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Karl Besel and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public-service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age sixty-five annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public-service positions will challenge the public and nonprofit sectors. Unfortunately, recent studies show that few proactive steps are being taken by public-service organizations to plan for the next generation. Passing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Public-Service Leaders provides an outline for those who will be facing and managing these looming changes. In this valuable guide, the factors that influence selection of a career in public service are explored through the authors’ years of experience as leaders in public-service organizations and through interviews with other public-service professionals. Passing the Torch will be essential for leaders of nonprofit organizations, university faculty, researchers in the field of nonprofit management, and students in nonprofit management courses.

Book Passing the Torch

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  • Author : Warren A Henderson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2011-09-01
  • ISBN : 9781926765655
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Warren A Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the Olympic torchbearers, Christians are also called to pass a torch from generation to generation. The light of biblical Christianity shines in the world today because faithful believers through the ages dedicated themselves to the accurate transfer of doctrine to new Christians and then equipped them to live out this truth. This is our legacy, our calling in Christ, and the best inheritance we can leave our children. There is no greater privilege or honor in life than to be a torchbearer for Christ.

Book The Passage of the Torch

Download or read book The Passage of the Torch written by Joseph Macleod and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book No Boston Olympics

Download or read book No Boston Olympics written by Chris Dempsey and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts' wealthiest and most powerful individuals hatched an audacious plan to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Like their counterparts in cities around the world, Boston's Olympic boosters promised political leaders, taxpayers, and the media that the Games would deliver incalculable benefits and require little financial support from the public. Yet these advocates refused to share the details of their bid and only grudgingly admitted, when pressed, that their plan called for billions of dollars in construction of unneeded venues. To win the bid, the public would have to guarantee taxpayer funds to cover cost overruns, which have plagued all modern Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chose Boston 2024's bid over that of other American cities in January 2015-and for a time it seemed inevitable that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would award the Games to Boston 2024. No Boston Olympics is the story of how an ad hoc, underfunded group of diverse and engaged citizens joined together to challenge and ultimately derail Boston's boosters, the USOC, and the IOC. Chris Dempsey was cochair of No Boston Olympics, the group that first voiced skepticism, demanded accountability, and catalyzed dissent. Andrew Zimbalist is a world expert on the economics of sports, and the leading researcher on the hidden costs of hosting mega-events such as the Olympics and the World Cup. Together, they tell Boston's story, while providing a blueprint for citizens who seek to challenge costly, wasteful, disruptive, and risky Olympic bids in their own cities.

Book Passing the Torch

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Judd Winick and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final arc of the GREEN LANTERN run by acclaimed writer Judd Winick(GREEN ARROW, OUTSIDERS) is collected in this new trade paperback! With Jade athis side, Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern of Earth, takes to stars, where heencounters action and intrigue on Oa, home planet of the Guardians of theUniverse! Collects GREEN LANTERN #156 and 158-161.

Book Passing the Torch

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  • Author : Wanda Pina-Ramirez
  • Publisher : Association for Talent Development
  • Release : 2015-05-22
  • ISBN : 160728278X
  • Pages : 185 pages

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Wanda Pina-Ramirez and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t wait for a crisis. Maintain business continuity with a succession plan. One hundred percent of top global companies—and 72 percent of all companies—have a formal succession planning process. If your company is in the minority, a move in the right direction is easier than you may think. Authored by talent development experts Wanda Piña-Ramírez and Norma Dávila, this workbook highlights the importance of knowledge transfer in a time of fierce competition for talent, an aging workforce, and a critical shortage of people with the right set of skills. Indispensable for the CEO as well as the small business owner, Passing the Torch presents stories from the boardroom to the family-owned bakery, and from the car dealership to the beach resort hotel. This is a book for all with a stake in maintaining the livelihood of a business and contains templates to guide you through the seven steps of the succession planning life cycle. In this book, you will learn: why all companies, regardless of industry or size, must create a succession plan how to create a business case to guide your company through the succession planning life cycle how to identify key positions and retain key people in your company

Book The Passing of the Torch

Download or read book The Passing of the Torch written by James Chen and published by Seedsowers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In delivering this stirring and heart wrenching challenge to seize an ancient, worn and blood-stained torch, which even at the moment seemed about to go out and fall to the ground, James Chen had unwittingly laid down a challenge to all generations to come. Shall that torch be extinguished and forever fall to the ground or shall a new generation seize that flickering flame and carry it forward into the future? What is the future state of the torch of His testimony? What price must be paid by those who would dare dream of seizing that flame? Let one who once carried that torch now light a fire in your soul!

Book Passing the Flame

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  • Author : Corina Tettinger
  • Publisher : Bonzobucks & Books Pub
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780972660204
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Passing the Flame written by Corina Tettinger and published by Bonzobucks & Books Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiration til og trin-for-trin vejledning i at fremstille perler af glas

Book Dr Ida The Story Of Dr Ida Scudder Of Vellore

Download or read book Dr Ida The Story Of Dr Ida Scudder Of Vellore written by Dorothy Clarke Wilson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring biography tells the story of Dr. Ida Scudder, a pioneering medical missionary who spent decades providing medical care to women and children in rural India. Through her selfless dedication and tireless efforts, Dr. Scudder transformed the lives of countless individuals and helped lay the foundation for modern healthcare in India. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Passing the Torch

Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Howard Schnellenberger and published by Ascend Books. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most colorful and successful football coaches of the last half-century is ready to tell his story for the first time. Howard Schnellenberger learned his trade from two of the all-time greats, Paul "Bear" Bryant and Don Shula, winning championships with each mentor. Schnellenberger then took the football torch that nominated him for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Book Parking and the City

Download or read book Parking and the City written by Donald Shoup and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Shoup brilliantly overcame the challenge of writing about parking without being boring in his iconoclastic 800-page book The High Cost of Free Parking. Easy to read and often entertaining, the book showed that city parking policies subsidize cars, encourage sprawl, degrade urban design, prohibit walkability, damage the economy, raise housing costs, and penalize people who cannot afford or choose not to own a car. Using careful analysis and creative thinking, Shoup recommended three parking reforms: (1) remove off-street parking requirements, (2) charge the right prices for on-street parking, and (3) spend the meter revenue to improve public services on the metered streets. Parking and the City reports on the progress that cities have made in adopting these three reforms. The successful outcomes provide convincing evidence that Shoup’s policy proposals are not theoretical and idealistic but instead are practical and realistic. The good news about our decades of bad planning for parking is that the damage we have done will be far cheaper to repair than to ignore. The 51 chapters by 46 authors in Parking and the City show how reforming our misguided and wrongheaded parking policies can do a world of good. Read more about parking benefit districts with a free download of Chapter 51 by copying the link below into your browser. https://www.routledge.com/posts/13972

Book Torch of Freedom  And the Underground Historical Leaders Who Passed it Forward

Download or read book Torch of Freedom And the Underground Historical Leaders Who Passed it Forward written by George Guzzardo and published by Life Leadership, Lllp. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Guzzardo has managed to compress an enormous amount of research into his first book - Torch of Freedom. In this fun, fast-paced, and highly readable publication, Guzzardo takes the reader through the sweeping history of freedom in his own unique way. One can almost see the figurative torch being handed from one hero to another as the ages come and go. This new book on freedom is sure to inspire you and leave you wanting more.