Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--United States--Public opinion.

Education.

Academic achievement--Economic aspects.

Academic achievement.

Public schools.

Public opinion.

United States.

Public schools--United States--Public opinion.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education--Economic aspects--United States.

Education--Economic aspects.

Economic development--Effect of education on.

Economic development.

Comparative education.

Education and globalization.

Physical Description:

xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index.

ISBN:

9780815703730

0815703732

OCLC:

849740699