Endangering prosperity [electronic resource] : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
2013
LA217.2 .H36 2013eb
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Endangering prosperity [electronic resource] : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
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9780815722717 electronic bk.
9780815703730 (pbk.)
9780815703730 (pbk.)
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
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English
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1 online resource (xii, 147 p.) : ill.
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LA217.2 .H36 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
370.973
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"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.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.