Screen LibraryEndangering prosperity : a global view of the American school /
"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 school...
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Brookings Institution Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| 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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780815703730 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 0815703732 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | LA217 |
| CLC: |
G571.22 G571.21 |
| Call Number: | G571.21/H251 |
| 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. |