Endangering prosperity [electronic resource] : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-; Peterson, Paul E.; Woessmann, Ludger.
2013
LA217.2 .H36 2013eb
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Title Endangering prosperity [electronic resource] : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
Author Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-
ISBN 9780815722717 electronic bk.
9780815703730 (pbk.)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 147 p.) : ill.
Call Number LA217.2 .H36 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 370.973
Summary "Compares the performance of American schools with that of other countries against the background of an increasingly globalizing world, introducing new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity, and shows mixed results for U.S. students and recommends areas where American schools and education should be improved"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Peterson, Paul E.
Woessmann, Ludger.
Available in Other Form Endangering prosperity.
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Foreword / Lawrence H. Summers
1. An economic future imperiled
2. Human capital and economic prosperity
3. A global view of U.S. student proficiency rates
4. U.S. advanced performance in global perspective
5. Economic benefits of higher performance
6. A global view of growth in U.S. achievement
7. Substantive concerns and political obstacles
Appendixes
A. Methodology for comparing U.S. and international performance
B. Two measures of reading proficiency.

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