More Americans Say Education Matters Most For "Getting Ahead In Life."

USA Today (1/6, Marklein) reports that "when it comes to getting ahead in life today, Americans are most likely to say a good education matters most," flowed by hard work, according to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll of "more than 1,000 adults." Thirty-six percent of respondents of all ages, genders, races, and income levels "chose either a good education (36%) or hard work (28%)" as "what matters most for getting ahead in life today." USA Today adds that while only 2 percent of respondents "said luck matters most...two recent documentaries both critical of urban public school districts" show "the frustration of low-income families whose hopes rest on a [school] lottery system." Lottery director Madeleine Sackler told USA Today, "Low-income parents absolutely understand that their children need to get through school to have choices in life. ... When everyone is working together for high expectations, that's when you start seeing extraordinary results."