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

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

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.

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Description xii, 147 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Education -- United States -- Public opinion.
Public schools -- United States -- Public opinion.
Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Education -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Academic achievement -- Economic aspects.
Economic development -- Effect of education on.
Comparative education.
Education and globalization.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Peterson, Paul E.
Woessmann, Ludger.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780815703730 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815722717 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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