Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School

by Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann, Eric A. Hanushek

Book Overview

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The relative deficiencies of U.S. public schools are a serious concern to parents and policymakers. But they should be of concern to all Americans, as a globalizing world introduces new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity. In Endangering Prosperity, a trio of experts on international education policy compares the performance of American schools against that of other nations. The net result is a mixed but largely disappointing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815703732
• ISBN13: 9780815703730
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"