Endangering prosperity [electronic resource] : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (xii, 147 pages :) illustrationsISBN:- 9780815722717
- 0815722710
- Education and globalization
- Comparative education
- Economic development -- Effect of education on
- Academic achievement -- Economic aspects
- Education -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States
- Public schools -- United States -- Public opinion
- Education -- United States -- Public opinion
- 370.973 23
- LA217.2 .H36 2013
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index.
"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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