Tim KautzBook Chapter · 2014
What Should be Done?
Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz
In The Myth of Achievement Tests, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. University of Chicago Press. pp. 431-436
Summary
This chapter presents policy recommendations about the GED program and the more general problem of promoting skills in the American economy. It argues that any successful approach going forward should recognize the power of character skills. They can be measured, and effective interventions are available to shape them.