LEADER 03465nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910779748703321 005 20230803021011.0 010 $a0-8157-2271-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001094922 035 $a(EBL)1224711 035 $a(OCoLC)852149456 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000915630 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11506855 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915630 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10868693 035 $a(PQKB)10689712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1224711 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1224711 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10725981 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL501834 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001094922 100 $a20130614d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEndangering prosperity$b[electronic resource] $ea global view of the American school /$fEric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-0373-2 311 $a1-299-70583-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Information""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""An Economic Future Imperiled""; ""Human Capital and Economic Prosperity""; ""A Global View of U.S. Student Proficiency Rates""; ""U.S. Advanced Performance in Global Perspective""; ""Economic Benefits of Higher Performance""; ""A Global View of Growth in U.S. Achievement""; ""Substantive Concerns and Political Obstacles""; ""Appendix A: Methodology for Comparing U.S. and International Performance""; ""Appendix B: Two Measures of Reading Proficiency""; ""Notes"" 327 $a""References""""Index""; ""Back Cover"" 330 $a"Compares the performance of American schools with that of other countries against the background of an increasingly globalizing world, introducing new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity, and shows mixed results for U.S. students and recommends areas where American schools and education should be improved"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aEducation$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 606 $aPublic schools$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 606 $aEducation$xAims and objectives$zUnited States 606 $aEducation$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAcademic achievement$xEconomic aspects 606 $aEconomic development$xEffect of education on 606 $aComparative education 606 $aEducation and globalization 615 0$aEducation$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aPublic schools$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aEducation$xAims and objectives 615 0$aEducation$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aAcademic achievement$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aEconomic development$xEffect of education on. 615 0$aComparative education. 615 0$aEducation and globalization. 676 $a370.973 700 $aHanushek$b Eric A$g(Eric Alan),$f1943-$0121192 701 $aPeterson$b Paul E$0129802 701 $aWoessmann$b Ludger$01509384 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779748703321 996 $aEndangering prosperity$93863698 997 $aUNINA