The price we pay : economic and social consequences of inadequate education / Clive R. Belfield, Henry M. Levin, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Belfield, C. R.

Levin, Henry M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Economic aspects--United States.

Education.

Education--Economic aspects.

United States.

Education--Social aspects--United States.

Education--Social aspects.

Education--United States--Costs.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2007]

Summary:

While the high cost of education draws headlines, the cost of not educating America's children goes largely ignored. The Price We Pay remedies this oversight by highlighting the private, fiscal, and public costs of inadequate education. Leading scholars from a broad range of fields-including economics, education, demography, and public health-attach hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and income, health, crime, and dependence on public assistance. They also explore policy interventions that could boost the education system's performance and explain why demographic trends make the challenge of educating our youth so urgent today. Improving educational outcomes for at-risk youth is more than a noble goal. It is an investment with the potential to yield benefits that far outstrip its costs. The Price We Pay analyzes both sides of the balance sheet and suggests which policies are most likely to pay off.

Contents:

The education attainment gap: who's affected, how much, and why it matters / Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin

Beyond educational attainment: a multifaceted approach to examining economic inequalities / Richard Rothstein and Tamara Wilder

Diversity and the demographic dividend: achieving educational equity in an aging white society / Marta Tienda and Sigal Alon

Implications of educational inequality in a global economy / Thomas Bailey

Consequences for the labor market / Cecilia Elena Rouse

Consequences in health status and costs / Peter Muennig

Crime and the costs of criminal justice / Enrico Moretti

Welfare and the costs of public assistance / Jane Waldfogel, Irwin Garfinkel, and Brendan Kelly

Educational interventions to raise high school graduation rates / Henry M. Levin and Clive R. Belfield

The promise of early childhood education interventions / Clive R. Belfield

Toward excellence with equity: the role of parenting and transformative school reform / Ronald F. Ferguson

The need for comprehensive educational equity / Michael A. Rebell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815708645

9780815708643

0815708637

9780815708636

OCLC:

144225390