CAHSS: No Reservations Speaker Series Episode

You can now watch Prof. Jon Shelton’s presentation, “No Reservations: The Rise and Fall of the Human Capital Myth” at CAHSS and Effect. This talk explains current political divisions by examining how Americans’ conception of opportunity has changed over time. Shelton argues that American policymakers in the recent past have asked public education to do too much, and we have to ensure that every American, no matter their level of education, has a guarantee of economic security.